Meet Project Chimera and the team building a cross-platform digital human franchise — your production companion for the entire course.

Compare marker-based, inertial, and AI-driven markerless motion capture systems and learn which technology fits each production scenario.

Transform raw capture data into polished character animation using AI cleanup, motion retargeting, interpolation, and procedural animation tools.

Capture micro-expressions, build FACS-based facial rigs, and use speech-driven AI to animate digital faces that cross the uncanny valley.

Doubles, Avatars & Appearance Build photorealistic digital humans using AI-generated textures, subsurface scattering skin, and multi-layer eye models for film and real-time VR.

Embodied AI & the Technology Stack Connect language models to character bodies so digital humans can listen, understand, and respond with coordinated voice, face, and gesture.

Navigate consent, deepfake risks, performer protections, and governance frameworks for responsible digital human creation and deployment.

Drive digital characters live on LED virtual production stages using real-time motion capture, predictive AI, and virtual camera systems.

Design behavior trees, utility AI, and emotion-driven decision models that let digital characters act autonomously without human control.

Add procedural idle animation, crowd simulation, and the design principles that make autonomous digital characters feel genuinely alive.

Create character voices with neural TTS and voice cloning, then synchronize speech, facial animation, and body language into coherent performances.

Design inclusive, accessible digital human experiences for VR, AR, museums, and apps — choosing the right fidelity and interaction style for each audience.