Research Associate (Virtual Reality Application Development)
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hybrid / WFH Options
Manchester Metropolitan University
classification. You will help create a system that can detect live emotional content in the spoken (or sung) word, mapping this to visual animations based on sample banks of 3D artworks. AI systems are increasingly able to detect a speaker's emotions, leading to a new affective channel that can be explored in art. The controls available in standard … sentiment analysis. We aim to embody this potential in the front end of a new audiovisual interface, which would translate detected meanings of utterances to the morphing of abstract 3D animated shapes, enabling a radical new aesthetic experience. About the role: You will be working closely with the project team consisting of voice specialists, artists and AI researchers in … use AI to detect and tag emotional meaning from audio, generating real-time visuals. Image synthesis, procedural content generation and style transfer will further expand on a bank of 3D graphics that will be created specifically for this project. The work will include reworking 3D scans of sculptures into skinned, rigged and textured low poly 3D More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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