AI will be developed to almost live-action the graphics of 'Grand Theft Auto V'



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Grand Theft Auto V (GTA5) ' released in 2013 is a popular game that has been loved for nearly 10 years, including reports that an expanded and enhanced version for PlayStation 5 is under development. is. An AI that changes such GTA 5 graphics to a live-action style with high accuracy was developed by Intel's research team.

Enhancing photorealism enhancement
(PDF link) http://vladlen.info/papers/EPE.pdf

Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement
https://isl-org.github.io/PhotorealismEnhancement/

You can see how the graphics of GTA 5 change depending on the developed AI by watching the following movie.

Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement-YouTube


The usual GTA 5 graphics look like this.



And this is the GTA 5 graphic processed by AI to look like a live action. It's like a video that looks like it was taken with a drive recorder installed on the dashboard.



Comparing the images before and after processing, you can see that the color saturation has decreased after processing, and the depiction of clouds floating in the sky and the shine of car lamps are closer to the real thing.



According to the research team, the AI learned this time used the road information dataset `

` Cityscapes Dataset '', which is used for the development of automatic driving technology.



again. The AI developed this time uses a parameter called 'G-buffer', which includes the 'positional relationship between the camera and objects in the game' and 'texture quality', resulting in a more natural finish than the AI developed so far. is realized.



In fact, when comparing the AI developed so far and the processing results, the old AI (left) fails to express roadside trees and the sky, while the new AI (right) is close to real life. You can confirm that the expression has been realized.



Technology-related media The Verge said, ``It is unlikely that the AI developed this time will be applied to the GTA5 update, but many mods have been developed that use AI to improve the graphics of old games. 'The AI developed by Intel this time shows that there is still room to improve the graphics of the game in terms of software.'

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