Library of tech features used to realize the digital human from The Heretic.

• Unity 2019.3.12f1 +
• HDRP 7.3.1 +

• Facial animation systems

  • Tools for 4D clip import and processing. _{(When we say 4D, we mean a sequence of meshes captured over time.)}
  • 4D clip rendering with timeline integration.
  • 4D frame fitting allowing detail injection from facial rig.
  • Integration of facial rig from Snappers.
  • Pose facial rig directly in Unity

• Skin attachment system

  • Drive meshes and transforms in relation to dynamically deforming skin.
  • Used to drive eyebrows, eyelashes, stubble and logical markers.
  • Accelerated by C# Job System and Burst Compiler.

• Shaders and rendering

  • Full shader graphs for skin/eyes/teeth/hair as seen in The Heretic.
  • Custom pass for cross-material normal buffer blur (tearline).
  • Custom marker-driven occlusion for eyes and teeth.

Declare the package and its dependencies as git dependencies in Packages/manifest.json:

"dependencies": {
    "com.unity.demoteam.digital-human": "https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.demoteam.digital-human.git",
    "com.unity.demoteam.attributes": "https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.demoteam.attributes.git",
    ...
}

https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.unity.demoteam.digital-human.sample

Video: The Heretic - Unity Short Film

Video: Making of The Heretic (Digital Dragons 2019)