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An AI approach for single-image-based 3D character animation with preserved proportions

In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference Papers, a research team affiliated with UNIST reports a new AI technology ...
Futurism

This Algorithm Can Create 3D Animations From A Single Still Image

Chung-Yi Weng, PhD student at the University of Washington, and some of his friends created something truly astonishing. Their software called “Photo Wake-Up” allows character animations to simply ...
Forbes

AI Startup Cartwheel, Led By OpenAI And Google Veterans, Raises $10 Million To Simplify 3D Animation

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. Cartwheel, a new 3D animation company founded by OpenAI ...
Fast Company

Cartwheel uses AI to make 3D animation 100 times faster for creators and studios

But it’s not just filmmakers driving this shift. Indie game developers want to prototype characters and worlds in hours, not weeks. TikTok and social media creators are looking to animate original ...
VentureBeat

Character Animation: Skeletons and Inverse Kinematics

So you’ve built your Gothic castle-it’s time for your hero to dash into play and defend the battlements. Your gaming engine supports skeletons, an animation system called Inverse Kinematics (IK), and ...