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Re:Generating custom photo-realistic faces using AI by sangnoir on Friday October 26, 2018 @02:06PM (#18311517)
> I have to wonder - is anyone working on using generative AI to create 3d models for games?

It's not AI, but MakeHuman[1] has parametric features for human meshes[2], and you can hit "Random". It also has sliders for age and gender parameters. I last used it a while ago, I'm sure I'm underselling it.

1. http://www.makehumancommunity.org/

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhb-6FcqeU

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Re:Generating custom photo-realistic faces using AI by Geee on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:20PM (#18313394)
Daz Studio uses the same approach with better quality: https://www.daz3d.com/gallery/

This approach doesn't work very well because simple linear morphs don't account for all the correlations and multidimensional variations of an actual human body shape, resulting in similar or unrealistic body shapes. It's like nudging a face in a photo editor. Different characters in Daz Studio are still hand-crafted in a separate 3D modeling software, and just adjusted with the morphs.

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