avatars

HairDeck, a Tsinghua/CMU/CUHK project, generates animation-ready stylized 3D hair cards with spring-bone chains from a single character image, exporting to GLB or VRM with code and weights released under Apache 2.0.

This article explores the rise of VTubing, a Japanese phenomenon involving virtual YouTubers using digital avatars, and its expansion into a global trend.

ElevenLabs introduces Avatars in ElevenCreative, a dedicated entry point for generating talking-head videos, enabling users to create AI-driven avatar videos with realistic speech and lip-sync.