Jul 10, 2020 11:00:00

iOS app 'Live Link Face' for game developers that allows you to move the expression of 3D characters only with iPhone appears

Epic Games, the creator of the freely available game engine '

Unreal Engine 4 ', has released the ' Live Link Face ' app for iOS. By using 'Live Link Face' that can be installed on the iPhone for free, it is possible to easily create the facial expression of the character on Unreal Engine simply by reflecting your face on the front camera of the smartphone.

Live Link Face, a new iOS app for real-time facial capture on Unreal Engine released-Unreal Engine
https://www.unrealengine.com/ja/blog/new-live-link-face-ios-app-now-available-for-real-time-facial-capture-with-unreal-engine

On July 7, 2020, Epic Games said, 'At the time of this update of Unreal Engine, we have prepared a new iOS application that can be used in conjunction with Unreal Engine. Starting today, with 'Live Link Face' available on the App Store, You can directly input high-precision facial animation from your iPhone to the Unreal Engine character in real time.'

Live Link Face is mounted on IPhone TrueDepth of the camera and the AR development tools ARKit was used to capture the rotation of the human facial expressions and head with a high degree of accuracy, enter the Unreal Engine. Therefore, from full-scale game production companies that use motion actors to indie studios that make individual games, every developer can use Live Link Face to easily create expressive characters. Will be.

Live Link Face can record voice as well as facial expressions, as well as

Tentacle Sync , a timecode information recording system for video production, and OpenSound Control , a communication protocol for sharing music performance data in real time via a network. It is also compatible and suitable for use by video producers and live streamers.

Live Link Face is an iOS app and is available for free from the App Store. However, Live Link Face is an app that specializes in facial expression capture, so you need to install

Unreal Engine to actually add facial expressions to your character.

'Live Link Face' on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/live-link-face/id1495370836