How ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ VFX Team Created Water Simulations

For the Tulkun council scene, the animation team animated the Tulkun — huge, whale-like sea creatures — rising through a blocking simulation of the water surface. The simulation calculated momentum ...
TechAnnouncer

Discover the Best Free Meta Quest Games You Can Play Right Now

What makes Hyper Dash stand out is its movement system. You can quick dash, sprint, and even grind on rails to get around the ...
Variety

Tilly Norwood Creator Doubles Down on AI ‘Actors’ and Says It’s a ‘More Ethical Way to Perform,’ Urges Human Actors to ‘Future-Proof’ Themselves With AI

In this op-ed, which comes as more than 700 industry figures have gotten behind a new anti-AI campaign calling out tech companies, Van der Velden asserts that “AI is here to stay.” But instead of ...
AOL

Avatar composer reveals the secrets behind a soundtrack that took seven years to create

It's no secret the Avatar films are a gigantic technical feat - pushing the boundaries of cinematography, animation and performance capture. But you may not be aware that the same applies to the music ...
Reuters

Cost-cutting may create more ‘Avatar’ films after 'Fire and Ash'

LOS ANGELES, Dec 10 (Reuters) - For James Cameron, following the release of the 2025 movie “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” it’s imperative to cut costs for future “Avatar” franchise films. If the Canadian and ...
TheWrap

James Cameron Says Using Generative AI to Create Characters Is ‘Horrifying to Me’

James Cameron attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations presents Career Retrospective with James Cameron at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists on November 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, ...
Fast Company

3D digital avatars are redefining human interaction. Here’s what it means for brands

A lifelong Manchester City fan stands in front of a 3D virtual avatar of the team’s star player, Erling Haaland, at an EA Sports FC prelaunch event. Towering and lifelike, the avatar’s every grin, ...
Deadline.com

Simon Franglen Invented New Instruments To Create His ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Score – Sound & Screen Film

James Cameron continues to invent new technology to make films, and that does not end with the third installment of the Avatar saga. Even the composer of Avatar: Fire and Ash got into the act, with ...
Tom's Guide

Google’s new VLOGGER AI lets you create a lifelike avatar from just a photo — and control it with your voice

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Voice Actors Bringing Their Avatars to Life in VRChat 2

Watch talented voice actors bring their avatars to life in VRChat 2! From perfect impressions to hilarious interactions, see how their voices match their virtual characters. #VRChat #VoiceActors ...
Techno-Science.net

5 Free AI Avatar Generators From Photo

LightX and Monica are the best for generating static avatars from a photo. If you want to generate a video avatar from an image, you can use the free tier options on the HeyGen platform. If you want ...
Futurism

Pope Horrified by Catholic Plan to Create AI Version of Him for the Masses

If anybody is thinking of making an AI version of the Catholic pope, please don’t. That’s the message from the newly-minted Holy Father himself, Pope Leo XIV, who emphatically slapped down the idea of ...