With the ever-increasing hype surrounding the metaverse and the Web3 ecosystem, PUBG developer Krafton is now venturing into the virtual human segment with Ana. The company recently unveiled its first-ever virtual human built with Epic's Unreal Engine. And yes, it looks like a real person. Check it out here!
She's so realistic – Meet the ANA Hyper-Realistic Krafton AI
Krafton recently shared an official press release to showcase "Ana," its first-ever virtual human. According to the company, Ana is powered by hyperrealism, rigging and deep learning. They say that Ana was developed through hyper-realistic production by Unreal Engine and therefore has a hyper-realistic appearance. At first glance, it's easy to assume it's a real person rather than a digital character.
Now, this is not the first time we see realistic digital human characters. Back in 2020, we saw Samsung unveil its artificial human-focused Project Neon, which the company aims to use for commercial products. However, Krafton says Ana is unlike any other virtual human that currently exists through other technologies.
The character comes with various human-like features "like baby hair and fuzz on her skin." Additionally, the company says its highly advanced facial rigging technology would enable realistic movement of Ana's pupils and fine facial muscles, and also enable her to produce natural joint movements throughout her body. Plus, thanks to deep learning technologies like voice synthesis, Ana will be able to produce an AI-assisted voice to sing and act just like a real human.
