This Virtual Reality Startup Wants to Make Characters Talk Back
Seattle-based virtual reality startup Limitless is building a new technology to bring responsiveness to animated characters in virtual worlds and experiences. Founded by former Pixar character lead Tom Sanocki, Limitless is looking to give virtual-reality content producers the tools to make their characters respond to their viewers.
The company is getting ready to show off a first demo of its technology at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco next week, where fellow Pixar alum and Motional founder Mark Walsh will show off his VR short film “Gary the Gull,” which features a seagull overeager to make friends with a human on the beach.
In the piece, which was built with Limitless technology, Gary responds to both voice input and position — leaning forward gets the seagull to retreat.
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