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Steam News9 March 20263mo ago

Digital Humans - Emotional Update

New: Emotional Facial Expressions Characters can now display facial expressions while speaking.

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  • Gameplay
addedNew: Emotional Facial ExpressionsCharacters can now display facial expressions while speaking . During conversations, Digital Humans react with subtle emotions such as amusement, curiosity, skepticism, surprise, or concern. Expressions unfold naturally as the character talks, making interactions feel much more alive.
addedFace Cinema EngineThis update introduces the very first itaration of the Face Cinema Engine , a new system that allows characters to express emotions dynamically during dialogue. Instead of static faces, characters now perform small reactions that match the tone of what they are saying.
changedImprovementsImproved conversational flow
changedOngoing DevelopmentThis update lays important groundwork for further improvements to character behavior and interaction. If you already own Digital Humans, jump in and talk to the characters - their reactions are now much more expressive.

Digital Humans changes

addedCharacters can now display facial expressions while speaking . During conversations, Digital Humans react with subtle emotions such as amusement, curiosity, skepticism, surprise, or concern. Expressions unfold naturally as the character talks, making interactions feel much more alive.
addedThis update introduces the very first itaration of the Face Cinema Engine , a new system that allows characters to express emotions dynamically during dialogue. Instead of static faces, characters now perform small reactions that match the tone of what they are saying.
changedImproved conversational flow
changedThis update lays important groundwork for further improvements to character behavior and interaction. If you already own Digital Humans, jump in and talk to the characters - their reactions are now much more expressive.

New: Emotional Facial Expressions

Characters can now display facial expressions while speaking. During conversations, Digital Humans react with subtle emotions such as amusement, curiosity, skepticism, surprise, or concern. Expressions unfold naturally as the character talks, making interactions feel much more alive.

Face Cinema Engine

This update introduces the very first itaration of the Face Cinema Engine, a new system that allows characters to express emotions dynamically during dialogue. Instead of static faces, characters now perform small reactions that match the tone of what they are saying.

Improvements

  • More expressive character performances

  • Better synchronization between speech and facial animation

  • Improved conversational flow

Ongoing Development

This update lays important groundwork for further improvements to character behavior and interaction. If you already own Digital Humans, jump in and talk to the characters - their reactions are now much more expressive.

More updates coming.

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Steam News / 9 March 2026

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