In an event that marked a notable advancement in the field of virtual reality, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, left the public awestruck when he gave an interview to researcher Lex Fridman, presenting ultra-realistic 3D avatars.
The innovative conversation took place in the metaverse and involved the use of Quest Pro, Meta's virtual reality glasses, which created a virtual conference room for this revolutionary digital meeting.
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The accurate and vivid representation of faces in 3D was made possible by a state-of-the-art scanner located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The scanned data was transmitted to the glasses, which, through sensors and cameras both internal and external, were able to replicate the user's facial expressions, including movements of the mouth, eyes and eyebrows.
The goal of the technology is to provide video conferencing that looks as realistic as face-to-face conversations.
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During the interview, Zuckerberg shared that he conducted several tests with this ultra-realistic interaction technology and that the response from users was extremely positive.
They were impressed by the level of expressiveness achieved by avatars, leading Zuckerberg to believe that such technology could revolutionize the way we hold remote meetings.
To illustrate the accuracy of the virtual representations, Fridman published a comparison that featured the CEO of Goal using VR glasses, the computational model that generated the 3D version of their faces and the final digitized version.
The images clearly demonstrate that the system is capable of reproducing a wide range of facial movements in real time.
During the podcast experiment, Fridman raised the possibility of using technology to interact with deceased relatives, digitally recreating them through glasses. virtual reality.
Zuckerberg admitted that this is a complex idea and that it could have implications for mental health, emphasizing the need for further study.
Zuckerberg also revealed that Meta has been developing a project that will allow users to scan their own faces with their smartphones, capturing expressions and sentences that will be transformed into 3D representations in just a few minutes. This promises to bring the experience of ultra-realistic avatars to other platforms.
Such a technology demonstration brought Meta back into the spotlight in the reality industry virtual and augmented, consolidating its position as a leader after some challenges related to metaverse.
The company recently reallocated investments to Artificial Intelligence (AI), introducing innovations in applications such as Messenger, Facebook and Instagram.
