Baobab Studios Inc.

Michael Scott Hutchinson

Apostolos Lerios

Lawrence David Cutler

Nathaniel Christopher Dirksen

Eric Richard Darnell

Daniel Tomas Steamer

Timothy Edward Wilson

Meith Jhaveri

David Thomas Blizard

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can identify a virtual character being presented to a user within a real-time immersive environment. A first animation to be applied to the virtual character is determined. A nonverbal communication animation to be applied to the virtual character simultaneously with the first animation is determined. The virtual character is animated in real-time based on the first animation and the nonverbal communication animation.

Systems and methods for real-time complex character animations and interactivity

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first set of static lighting information associated with a first static lighting setup and a second set of static lighting information associated with a second static lighting setup. The first set of static lighting information and the second set of static lighting information are associated with a scene to be rendered. A first set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the first set of static lighting information. A second set of global illumination information is precomputed based on the second set of static lighting information. The first and second sets of global illumination information are blended to derive a blended set of global illumination information. The scene is rendered in a real-time application based on the blended set of global illumination information.

Systems and methods for generating dynamic real-time high-quality lighting for digital animation

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can identify a virtual deformable geometric model to be animated in a real-time immersive environment. The virtual deformable geometric model comprises a virtual model mesh comprising a plurality of vertices, a plurality of edges, and a plurality of faces. The virtual model mesh is iteratively refined in one or more iterations to generate a refined mesh. Each iteration of the one or more iterations increases the number of vertices, the number of edges, and/or the number of faces. The refined mesh is presented during real-time animation of the virtual deformable geometric model within the real-time immersive environment.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive virtual model information associated with a virtual deformable geometric model. The virtual model information comprises a complex rig comprising a plurality of transforms and a first plurality of vertices defined by a default model, and a simplified rig comprising a second plurality of transforms and a second plurality of vertices. The second plurality of vertices correspond to the first plurality of vertices defined by the default model. The simplified rig and the complex rig are deformed based on an animation to be applied to the virtual deformable geometric model. A set of offset data is calculated. The set of offset data comprises, for each vertex in the first plurality of vertices, an offset between the vertex and a corresponding vertex in the second plurality of vertices.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive virtual model information associated with a virtual deformable geometric model. The virtual model information comprises a complex rig comprising a plurality of transforms and a first plurality of vertices defined by a default model, and a simplified rig comprising a second plurality of transforms and a second plurality of vertices corresponding to the first plurality of vertices. The simplified rig and the complex rig are deformed based on an animation to be applied to the virtual deformable geometric model. A set of offset data is calculated. The set of offset data comprises, for each vertex in the first plurality of vertices, an offset between the vertex and a corresponding vertex in the second plurality of vertices. A compressed version of the set of offset data is exported to a real-time processing engine for real-time animation of the virtual deformable geometric model.

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Michael Scott Hutchinson