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Nvidia's new AI model makes complex 3D geometry from 2D video clips

TechSpot

Nvidia has unveiled an AI model that can examine 2D video clips of objects and scenes to reproduce them in digital 3D. The technology, called Neuralangelo, could become helpful in game development, industrial digital twins, and robotics. Read Entire Article

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Google previews Project Starline, a next-gen 3D video chat booth

The Verge

Google is working on a next-gen video chat booth that makes the person you’re chatting with appear in front of you in 3D. The system is called “ Project Starline ,” and it’s basically a really, really fancy video chat setup. In a demo video, people using the tech describe seeing people like they were in the same room together.

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SAG-AFTRA stands against AI usage in the gaming industry

Dataconomy

The world of video games, often associated with epic quests, immersive storytelling, and cutting-edge technology, is facing its own epic battle on a different front. A resounding call for a potential strike against ten major video game companies. TOMORROW, 9/7 at 6 PT/9 ET: Get info, strategize & VOTE YES to reshape the industry.

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3D-printed shoe startup steps into $3M to help reduce carbon footprints, localize manufacturing

GeekWire

Hilos Photo) Portland-based 3D-printed footwear startup Hilos has landed $3 million to boost its efforts in reducing the carbon footprint linked to shoe production. The company developed an internal method of manufacturing modular footwear parts using 3D printers and thermoplastic polyurethane powder.

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Zillow’s 3D Home app can now use AI to guess the size of your house

The Verge

Zillow’s 3D Home app can now generate home floor plans based on scans a user uploads, the company announced today. Zillow 3D Home was originally launched in 2019 as a way to offer customers a more immersive way to view listings on its site and real estate agents and property managers an easier way to create them. Image: Zillow.

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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

RAD is one of those companies that runs under the radar, but has quietly influenced much of the modern games industry. If you’ve played any video game that was made in the last 21 years or so, there’s a good chance the game was using RAD’s Bink tool to encode its video files. Epic Games Image).

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It visualized ideas via Midjourney and DALL-E, and turned the resulting images into 3D assets with CSM and Shap-E. You’ve likely played a video game that uses procedural generation.

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