Backflip: A Funny Short Film About Machine Learning
ai | animation | avatars | gymnastics | low poly | machine learning | nikita diakur | research | weird
After a failed attempt to do a backflip in real life, animator Nikita Diakur thought it would be safer to have a digital stand-in perform the maneuver. With the help of engineer Maximilian Schneider and machine learning tech based on the paper Deep Mimic, he attempted to nudge his avatar in the right direction to achieve his gymnastic goal.
