Jan. 12, 2012– And so we get ever‐closer to a reality where our faces are grafted onto things. Things in games, things on the Internet, things in soups (someone's out there working on that one, I'm sure). Which is all just a rambling, possibly sleep‐deprived way of saying facial animation tech company Image Metrics has Zombie Wars on the way to the iOS App Store. Essentially, the app lets you scan your face and drop it into the Zombie Wars comic. Here's the official synopsis: In Zombie Wars, users can cast themselves and friends in a witty tale of medical science gone awry, as one of three characters ‐ the evil Dr. Reinhart, journalist Adrian Cooper, or a criminal turned zombie. By uploading or snapping a picture with the iPad 2's frontfacing camera and using the PortableYou processing system, Zombie Wars transforms regular photos into stylized images of user's faces consistent with the comic artwork. If I'm being completely honest, that's not really the part to be all that much excited about. What is interesting is the facial scanning tech from Image Metrics and their PortableYou platform which "provides end‐users with the ability to instantly generate customizable 3D avatars from facial photos." From the sound of the press release, the Image Metrics tech allow them to wrap users' faces around 3D body meshes. Nothing super new, but interesting that it's being pushed out there as a consumer product. It would be interesting if this kind of thing made its way into sports titles via their create‐a‐character mode for mobile devices, and any number of uses I'm sure I'm missing.

The Power of the PortableYou™ Technology Comes to the iPad and Social Networks

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Jan. 9, 2012– Image Metrics (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology, today announced the availability of Zombie Wars, an iPad® exclusive free digital comic app that lets users insert their images into a tale of a zombie outbreak and become the main characters. Showcasing the impressive power and innovative features behind PortableYou™, a new platform for creating 3D customizable avatars from 2D facial photos, Zombie Wars is the first product for consumers that utilizes Image Metrics’ technology to produce and share personalized content...... read more

Visual Effects Creators Behind Effects for “Transformers 3” and “Boardwalk Empire” Add Award-Winning Faceware Software to Animation Pipeline
Nov. 17, 2011– Image Metrics (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of 3D facial animation technology, and Atomic Fiction, an Emeryville-based visual effects and animation company, today announced a collaboration for upcoming entertainment projects where Atomic Fiction will integrate Image Metrics’ award-winning Faceware facial animation software and hardware into its character animation and visual effects pipeline..... read more

November 7, 2011– Image Metrics, a leading provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, will lead a workshop and presentation on its award-winning facial animation technology Faceware 3.0 at CTN Animation Expo 2011. Image Metrics will host two demonstrations and a workshop on Faceware 3.0, where attendees will discover how facial animation technologies create and deliver an immersive experience in film, video games, TV and other digital media. Attendees will learn about the different aspects in creating an enhanced viewer experience, including motion capture, facial expressions, etc..... read more

October 25, 2011 – Leading animation technology company, Image Metrics Inc. (OTCBB: IMGX), Leading animation technology company Image Metrics Inc. (OTCBB: IMGX) and multimedia entertainment developer Funrika today announced the integration of Image Metrics’ PortableYou 3D personal avatar creation platform in Funrika’s first gaming platform, iStar. The new collaboration will expand iStar’s interactive capabilities to deliver a unique and more personalized social experience for gamers. .... read more

October 20, 2011 – Image Metrics Inc. (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, will be presenting at the upcoming Animago Conference in Potsdam, Germany. The session, led by Image Metrics Technical Account Manager Jay Grenier and Atomic Fiction Character Supervisor Anton Dawson, will focus on character facial performance techniques for visual effects and animated feature production. .... read more

September 20, 2011 – Image Metrics Inc. (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology, today announced the planned integration of the company’s avatar creation platform PortableYou with upcoming titles developed by Arkadium, a premier developer, publisher and distributor of casual, social and mobile games. The partnership will bring new and engaging capabilities to Arkadium’s future projects.... read more

Image Metrics Inc,  today announced its Certified Partner Program for leading vendors and technology providers looking to develop....read more