Sentence examples for virtual actors from inspiring English sources

In the future, we'll get games where we become virtual actors, talking to on-screen characters.

The goal of FameTown is for virtual actors to move from the D-List to the A-List.

The situation will only grow more complex, Mr. Beard said, if virtual actors gain artificial intelligence and become autonomous.

Although single virtual actors can help train individuals, some organizations are using virtual humans in groups to try to model crowd psychology.

The narrative begins, not when the virtual actors appear on screen, but when the fans begin to speculate on new content.

I wrote an article in 1999 about "synthespians", the army of virtual actors – including several back-from-the-dead stars – then preparing to take over Hollywood.

The idea is that if the essential facial and body movements that make up Arnold Schwarzenegger can be distilled, a virtual actor can be given the same attributes.

A person's emotional state could then be duplicated by manipulating the muscles of a virtual actor according to the formula.

The 2001 thriller "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within," with an all-digital cast, and Andrew Niccol's satire "Simone" (2002), about the first virtual actor to become a celebrity, were box office disappointments.

6. Tom Hanks, virtual actor: Previously a critic of computer-generated thespians, Mr. Hanks came to realize that the arduous process of bulking up and slimming down for "Castaway" would have been unnecessary had he been digitized before the shoot.

What if a virtual actor that looks and sounds like Olivier, and has a temperament to match, gets into a dispute with a rival Oliver simulation that is competing for the same roles?