MetaHumans with AI powered Conversation, Lip Sync & Facial Animation | Convai Unreal Engine Tutorial

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Hello everyone,

We are excited to share a brand-new tutorial showing you how to integrate Convai with MetaHuman avatars in Unreal Engine. If you want to enable natural, real-time conversations with accurate lip sync and lifelike facial animation, this guide is for you!

Using Convai’s updated Unreal Engine plugin, your MetaHuman can now listen, understand, and respond naturally through voice.

:sparkles: The Magic Behind the Animation: NeuroSync

To bring these characters to life, we are utilizing Convai’s in-house neural animation system, NeuroSync.

  • Real-Time Audio Processing: NeuroSync processes the live audio stream on the fly, ensuring expressive, low-latency interactions.

  • Highly Accurate Lip Sync: Drives precise lip movements that match the generated speech perfectly.

  • Expressive Facial Animation: It utilizes MetaHuman’s 250+ blend shapes to create incredibly believable and dynamic conversational AI characters.

:hammer_and_wrench: What You Will Learn

This video focuses specifically on building AI-powered MetaHumans from the ground up. By the end of this tutorial, your MetaHuman will be able to hold natural spoken conversations, making them perfectly suited for NPCs, virtual humans, training simulations, XR experiences, and interactive storytelling.

We cover:

  1. Connecting the Brain: Linking a Convai character brain to your MetaHuman.

  2. Configuring Speech Input: Setting up the microphone for user interaction.

  3. Facial Animation Setup: Integrating NeuroSync for flawless expressions.

:link: Resources & Downloads

Ready to build your own intelligent MetaHuman? Grab the plugin and check out the documentation below:

:eyes: ICYMI (In Case You Missed It):

Looking to add even more advanced features? Check out our other recent tutorial on AI Characters with Streaming Vision Input and Hands-Free Interactions:

https://youtu.be/HCgVlCKpDvg

We can’t wait to see the incredible, lifelike characters you create. Feel free to share your projects or ask any questions in the replies below!

Happy developing!

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