Both impressive and a little eerie, Veeperization is a new "emotive interface" technology. You start with any 2-D image of yourself, load it into the program, and then drag and drop "data points" onto key movement areas of facial expression, like the corners of the eyes, mouth and eyebrows. The 2-D image is mapped onto a 3-D head and then something magical happens: The static image gets a breath of life. Instant animation!
The implications for e-learning and gaming are widespread, and Veepers are only one-tenth the cost-per-minute of professional video and take only 2 percent the file size of streaming video. Could this be the new alternative to streaming video?
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