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Intel AI helped create a music video
AI is increasingly finding its way into music videos, and not necessarily in obvious ways. Intel has revealed that the promo clip for Chinese pop star Chris Lee's "Rainy Day, But We Are Together" is the first music video to lean on its AI technology. Director Timothy Saccenti and Intel's producers created dramatic special effects on the songstress' face (such as trickles of water and twinkling stars) by training a machine learning system to instantly reconstruct a face in 3D and track its movements in real time, including facial expressions. Instead of asking Lee (aka Li Yuchun) to wear tracking markers or the camera crew to shoot a specific way, the creative team could focus on capturing scenes that lined up with their artistic goals.
FreeStyleGames joins Red Bull for new next-gen games
We love being caffeine-riddled enough to stay up and game all night. We're certainly intrigued to hear that the makers of the immensely popular Red Bull energy drink have signed a collaboration deal with UK developer FreeStyleGames. FreeStyle's Chris Lee says the deal, "goes way beyond in-game advertising deals seen in video games to date" and that they are, "working hand-in-hand to co-develop and design compelling, triple A titles that will be a true reflection of the Red Bull Energy Drink brand." Anyone else conjuring up nostalgic images of Cool Spot, featuring 7 UP's mascot? We'll have to wait and see if FreeStyle's collaboration will bear any similar surprises.[Via Eurogamer]
