Comments on: Face-to-Face with “L.A. Noire’s” Cutting-Edge Tech http://techland.time.com/2010/12/17/face-to-face-with-l-a-noires-cutting-edge-tech/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chimparzan http://techland.time.com/2010/12/17/face-to-face-with-l-a-noires-cutting-edge-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-14959 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:20:37 +0000 http://techland.time.com/?p=59734#comment-14959 @ freemantim I noticed that too, when he pulls the gun in the video it becomes very noticable.

]]> By: freemantim http://techland.time.com/2010/12/17/face-to-face-with-l-a-noires-cutting-edge-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-14956 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:44 +0000 http://techland.time.com/?p=59734#comment-14956 I love the idea behind the tech, but I hope that they are able to accurately map head movements of an actor stuck in a chair and paste it on the body mo-cap successfully. Some of the footage feels a bit off with how stiff the actor’s heads are compared to the rest of the body language/movement. It’s not as off-putting as the spinning head bug from Fallout New Vegas, but instead of being drawn into the story and the ability to tell if someone is lying, I can’t help but think I’ll be distracted by a head that doesn’t quite move naturally with the rest of the body.

]]> By: laughinghero http://techland.time.com/2010/12/17/face-to-face-with-l-a-noires-cutting-edge-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-14931 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:30:07 +0000 http://techland.time.com/?p=59734#comment-14931 Really awesome technology and I love how they are incorporating facial expression as an actual variable in the game in how well you can detect lying. What I don’t like is how it takes away from actual character concept. Rather than completely inventing a new character all the way through I almost feel like they cheated and just used the face of the actor. I had the same disappointment with Heavy Rain.

Though I suppose that it’s harder to get the facial expressions to transfer correctly to a face that is not originally making the expression.

Then again as an animator I say hire good animators to use the actor as a reference and create all those expressions.

]]> By: chimparzan http://techland.time.com/2010/12/17/face-to-face-with-l-a-noires-cutting-edge-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-14906 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:39:42 +0000 http://techland.time.com/?p=59734#comment-14906 I had to watch this multiple times, and thats after a few viewings yesterday. Graphics advances like this always entertain me to no end. I can still be captivated for hours by great in game physics and there are many times I stop playing the actuall game and just tool around with the enviorment and objects. Im sure in LA Noire I will get people to confess just becuase they will get creeped out at how long I watch their faces.

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