Leonardo DiCaprio's animated Golden Globes side conversation is the night's biggest mystery

In the short video, DiCaprio can be seen pointing across the room, motioning to his own eyes as if to say, 'I saw that,' ...

Climate Change Animation ‘Black Butterflies’ Has Conquered Spain and Latin America — Now It Hopes to Take Flight in the U.S.

With an original song from Grammy-winning artist Rubén Blades, the film’s director and producer look to tackle the U.S.: ...
Tech Xplore

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 ...
The New York Times

The Best Animated Shows and Movies of 2025

Yes, “KPop Demon Hunters” makes the list. But that was just one of the standouts in a great year. By Maya Phillips My list of favorite animation this year includes time-traveling rainbow people, ...
The Boston Globe

Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor

Brian McGrory is returning to The Boston Globe as editor, the company’s co-owner and chief executive Linda Henry announced to staff Monday. “Life doesn’t always follow plans, and this wasn’t part of ...
IEEE

VASA-Rig: Audio-Driven 3D Facial Animation with ‘Live’ Mood Dynamics in Virtual Reality

Abstract: Audio-driven 3D facial animation is crucial for enhancing the metaverse's realism, immersion, and interactivity. While most existing methods focus on generating highly realistic and lively ...