Special effects creation group Corridor Crew recently used AI (artificial intelligence) tools to create an epic“Rock, paper, scissors” animated short filmTo become famous, the team recently uploaded a video of AI repairing the appearance of game characters, causing the developers and many players to criticize them for not understanding the game at all.
Corridor Digital is a well-known production studio in Los Angeles, USA. It is composed of a group of filmmakers, special effects enthusiasts and content creators. It often invites stunt actors and other film experts to participate in its YouTube channel to discuss the behind-the-scenes details of famous Hollywood movies. The main members of the Corridor Crew also often make their own special effects projects and publish the results on the Internet.
Just recently, Corridor Crew uploaded a new video “We try Putting Photoreal Faces in Video Games”. The members demonstrated the AI facial deformation technology “Insight Face”, combined with the popular The text-generated image model “Stable Diffusion XL” can “completely change the way (game) characters are rendered”, and its results have also caused a sensation in the game industry.
Including well-known game characters such as Aloy from “Horizon”, Alex from “Thriller”, Lola from “Tomb Raider”, Derek from “Uncharted”, and even Claude from “Final Fantasy”, all of which have been processed by AI. All become closer to real people, and the texture of the skin surface has also changed.
However, if you look closely at the video, you will find that although the partial simulation results of AI are amazing, the performance in the game is not so natural, and some synthesis results even feel quite unnatural and unnatural.
The film Corridor Crew has also received a wide response from the overseas game industry, but most of them have mixed reviews.
Foreign media Kotaku believes that Corridor Crew basically just grafts AI-generated filters onto the face models of game characters to make them look more realistic.
The Gamer reportspointed out that these game characters have been transformed into smooth and weird humans through AI makeup. “The results are simply unrealistic… They put makeup on Aloy through a male aesthetic filter.”
At the same time, other netizens believe that AI has washed away the characteristics and personality of the character’s face, making it look like an “action doll from a doll store.” Others said that “AI only deletes the details of the character and smoothes them directly.”
wow, I hate to be rude but this kinda sucks.
it looks like your sanding off all the personality from everything and leaveing them looking like doller store action figures.
— Solved Paradox (@paradox_kinning) October 5, 2023
Why does the new Corridor digital video have massive “Hire Fans Lol” energy??
It’s literally just smoothing out and straight up removing character details.Maybe a character artist can better explain what’s missing & going wrong here. pic.twitter.com/6c7h928Ey7
— Aadit Doshi (@AaditDoshi) October 4, 2023
The film has also aroused objections from some professionals. 3D character and toy designer George Crudo posted a picture of the AI conversion results of “Metal Gear Solid” in the film, thinking that Corridor Crew’s film seems to mock the game. The efforts of the art designers.
“This is a good example of strong artistic design direction. Modeling and texturing decisions will maintain (the original artistic feel) over time.” Liz Edward, senior character designer of “Apex Legends” also agrees with Crudo’s Opinion: “A sloppy addition of details for the sake of details gave us what looked like Snake in a Halloween costume.”
great example of how well strong art direction and intentional design, modelling & texturing decisions hold up over time
thoughtless addition of detail for the sake of detail gives us cheap halloween costume Snake
— Liz Edwards 💙💛 (@lizaledwards) October 5, 2023
Corridor Crew claims that AI can liberate the animation industry, lower the production threshold and “democratize”. However, their YouTube videos still arouse opposition from many people in the animation industry, and some even think that the results of AI calculations are actually a kind of plagiarism. After all, Computer algorithms are trained on the work of human animators.
Corridor Crew’s video undoubtedly once again sends the message of AI’s impact on the current electronic cultural and creative industry. Although AI has been incorporated and applied by many game companies, it also plays a role in the development process. However, this does not mean that AI can completely replace the current work of video game art design. This may still require a period of development and cultural integration.
