


Virtual tongues generated by AI
Ploumpis S. et al
Artificial intelligence can be used to generate a 3D model of the human tongue from a single photograph of a subject’s face. The technique could lead to more realistic 3D avatars in virtual reality and computer games.
Techniques to create a 3D model of the human head from a single image have been demonstrated before but the research has historically ignored the tongue despite it having a large impact on appearance, says Stylianos Ploumpis at Imperial College London.
“The avatar is not just the face, …
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