MetaHuman: Epic Games' latest project creates realistic digital humans for video games

A new tool from the studio behind "Fortnite" will make it easier for developers to create photorealistic digital humans for projects including video games. Epic Games unveiled its MetaHuman Creator, a cloud-streamed app allowing developers to create a digital human complete with hair and clothing in a matter of minutes. Epic also owns Unreal Engine, a platform used to create some of the most popular video games as well as in other industries including automotive, film and TV. "Bringing compelling real-time digital humans to life is incredibly challenging and time-consuming," reads a description on the website for MetaHuman Creator. "It can take months of research, costly scanning equipment, and an army of tech artists. What if we could make the process radically simpler, faster, and more scalable – without compromising on quality?"