Research Leads and co-op students at Sheridan’s Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) showcased their talents in exciting real-time, virtual human puppetry and live compositing while in attendance at xoTO House, an invite-only event hosted by the City of Toronto to kick-off the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Real-time, virtual human puppetry allows you to control the face of a virtual character in real-time using a device like the iPhone X camera to translate 52 individual points of your face to the virtual world, and live compositing in a virtual production is a film technique that allows you to transport yourself into a virtual scene with only a Blackmagic Studio Camera and green screen.
Many notable guests attended the xoTO House including Toronto Mayor John Tory, Sheridan’s own Dean of Innovation and Engagement John Helliker and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.
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