3d scanned avatars

Robotics Firm Makes Lookalike Avatars for Concept Video Game with 3D Scanning

Back in the 1990s when I was growing up, fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter were all the rage, and I, like my peers, enjoyed playing them. However,…

3D Print to Survive the Apocalypse: A Look at the Overlap Between 3D Printing and Gaming

This spring, game developer Holospark will be releasing Earthfall, a first-person co-operative shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest that has been ravaged by aliens. The invasion, along with…

Body Labs Secures Exclusive Licenses and Patents for 3D Body Modeling and Virtual Reality Technologies

Manhattan-based 3D capture and 3D modelling company Body Labs is already one of the leading names in capturing and analyzing the human body’s shape and transforming it into fully-manipulable 3D…

3D Scan Yourself Right into Your Favorite Game with SLAM Scan from Dacuda

Most video games start by asking you to choose who or what you want to represent yourself in the game. If you’re playing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG),…

USC Researchers Working on Free Gaming Avatar Program Using 3D Scans

A University of Southern California research team has revolutionized modern communication by including users as part of its software. Individuals can now scan their own faces and bodies, upload these features into a…