Future of digital humans
summary
Reblika builds photoreal digital humans for fashion, film and activism and demonstrates concrete results: Sweetie (Terre des Hommes): 12 Lions + Grand Prix, an undercover virtual child that helped expose thousands of predators and drove global awareness. Pipeline uses 3D modeling, layered skin shaders, grooming and studio lighting; high‑quality frames take roughly half‑hour per frame renders. Work combines machine learning trained datasets with two bespoke apps; current real‑time avatars handle appearance and motion but lack deep long‑term conversational memory. Team ~12 people.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:51Film industry journey
- 6:32Webcam sex tourism problem
- 13:50Digital model anatomy
- 21:53Skin and lighting techniques
- 29:46Generating digital faces
- 32:46Future of digital assistants
- 37:02Real versus fake interactions
- 41:15Beauty and imperfection
- 44:04Holograms and live uses
- 48:16Digital identity and metaverse
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