5 cool things being developed by Disney Research
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In addition to the famed Disney Imagineers, there is specific arm of the Walt Disney Company dedicated specifically to research and science.
Disney Research, with offices in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Zurich, has filed hundreds of patents to be used at the theme parks, for filmmaking and for various merchandise.
“This is an amazing company to be developing technology in because the markets we are in are so diverse,” Jon Snoddy, studio executive, Walt Disney Imagineering Advanced Development and Disney Research, said. “We do everything in the form of entertainment.”
Here’s five things being developed, which you may soon see in various forms.
1. A single camera that can capture high-quality facial performance. to be used for visual effects for movies and computer games.
4. A new method which helps animators capture subtle details of eyes with a single facial scan.
5. A new technique that replicates 3-D printed object’s feel, no matter what material or printer is used.
