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Meet Key Players Shaping Makoto Daito’s Journey in STRANGER THAN HEAVEN

XBox Wire details SEGA’s cast reveal for STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, a 50-year crime drama launching January 15, 2027. The game follows Makoto Daito across five eras and five Japanese cities, …

Danielle Partis, XBOX Wire Editor ·
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Why switching main characters for your game's sequel might be a mistake

GamesIndustry.biz reports Christian Fonnesbech arguing that swapping a sequel’s lead can weaken the emotional anchor that made the original IP work. He says characters are the easiest part of a …

Lewis Packwood ·
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Making of a Brawler: Character Creation for 'Brawl Stars' Clip #3

Supercell’s Brawl Stars character pipeline gets a rare look here, with the session focusing on how Shade was created. For artists and designers, the useful bit is seeing how a …

GDC Festival of Gaming ·
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Making of a Brawler: Character Creation for 'Brawl Stars' Clip #2

Brawl Stars’ character pipeline leans on a very specific visual mashup: Fernanda Oliveira says one brawler’s DNA comes from Frank-N-Furter and The Fly. For artists and designers, it’s a quick …

GDC Festival of Gaming ·
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Kinematic Kitbashing

Kinematic Kitbashing introduces a novel optimization framework for synthesizing articulated 3D objects, which could significantly streamline workflows for graphics programmers and designers. By leveraging reusable parts and an abstract kinematic …

Minghao Guo, Victor Zordan, Sheldon Andrews, Wojciech Matusik, Maneesh Agrawala, Hsueh-Ti Derek Liu ·
3d graphics character design
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Bringing Diversity from Diffusion Models to Semantic-Guided Face Asset Generation

The latest research introduces a novel approach to generating diverse face assets using diffusion models, which could significantly enhance character design workflows for artists. This method allows for more nuanced …

Yunxuan CaiSitao XiangZongjian LiHaiwei ChenYajie Zhao ·
face generation diffusion models character design
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The Playtest will start on Friday

The upcoming playtest on Friday evening EST introduces significant enhancements, particularly in character design and game balance. Artists and designers will appreciate the updated character arts and improved UX/UI, which …

Community ·
playtest character design game balance
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Blizzard agrees to redesign Overwatch hero's appearance after backlash

Blizzard's decision to redesign the appearance of Overwatch hero Anran comes after significant backlash from fans and the voice actor. This change highlights the importance of character design consistency, especially …

Diego Argüello ·
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NeuralFur: Animal Fur Reconstruction From Multi-View Images

A new method for reconstructing realistic animal fur from multi-view images could significantly enhance the visual fidelity of characters in games. This approach leverages a vision language model to guide …

Vanessa Sklyarova, Berna Kabadayi, Anastasios Yiannakidis, Giorgio Becherini, Michael J. Black, Justus Thies ·
3d modeling character design graphics
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Investigating Anthropometric Fidelity in SAM 3D Body

The SAM 3D Body model shows promise in human mesh recovery but struggles with detailed anthropometric variations. This limitation could impact graphics programmers and artists focused on realistic character modeling, …

Aizierjiang Aiersilan, Ruting Cheng, James Hahn ·
3d modeling graphics character design