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Real time facial expressions might be a possibility for fornite

Real time facial expressions might be a possibility for fornite

Epic Games acquires Hyprsense to augment real-time facial expressions in the game Fortnite

On 21 July 2017, Epic Games and People Can Fly released an online survival battle royal game Fortnite which went viral on digital media. In October 2020, Epic Games acquired Hyprsense.

Epic Games acquires Hyprsense to augment real-time facial expressions in the game Fortnite-Source: Hyprsense
Source: Hyprsense

What is Hyprsense?

Hyprsense (formerly known as Binary VR) is a real-time facial animation technology startup launched in 2015. Jungwoon Park, Jihun Yu, and Kenneth Ryu co-founded this startup.

The company started its development journey with a facial tracking system for VR HMDs but not the startup has created a leading technology to deliver awesome stuff for the gaming and entertainment industry.

Have a look at this video to understand the working of Hyprsense

Source: Hyprsense

And now the company EPIC Games headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, has invested in this leading startup to establish real-time facial expressions for their games like Fortnite.

During a press release, Jihun Yu, co-founder and CEO of Hyprsense stated,

We are proud and excited to bring our character animation technology into the Epic Games ecosystem. Joining Epic gives us the opportunity to deliver new solutions and experiences on a massive scale.

On the other hand, Kim Libreri CTO of Epic Games shared the advantages of adding more enhanced technology to Epic Games.

Bringing on the Hyprsense team enables us to continue pushing digital character innovation even further and approach the goal of giving all creators full control over expressing their vision down to the smallest nuance“.

About the deal

Source: Hyprsense
Source: Hyprsense

Adding this realistic experience to the character will improve the gaming experience of the gamers. Also, it will add a new domain to the gaming industry. The idea of Fortnite has astonishingly evolved, and now friends spend time together along with gaming.

But there is a significant drawback of the limited facial expressions of the character. 

So according to The Verge, the main idea to collaborate with Hyprsense is to add facial expressions to the face of the character using the webcam of the player. The company must plan to execute this idea because it will improve the realism in the game. It also fits well with Fortnite.

Also, no financial terms and official plans were disclosed by the companies.

This Fortnite reconstruction by adding 3D facial expression technology can make the game even more appealing with a revolution to make games realistic and engaging. Also, it will definitely raise the popularity of Fortnite.

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