Whether it's video games or animated movies and TV, you may have noticed that Black characters have matching hairstyles time and time again - often flat, two-dimensional and straight up unrealistic ...
Philadelphia Tribune: Animations of coiled hair for Black film characters improve with new algorithms
Researchers developed new algorithms for animating coiled hair, enabling more realistic and diverse depictions of Afro-textured hair that could greatly advance the animation of Black characters in ...
Animations of coiled hair for Black film characters improve with new algorithms
Yahoo: Animations of coiled hair for Black film characters improve with new algorithms
Disney characters like Moana and Princess Tiana made strides in bringing representation to animated films by showcasing women of color with curly, coiled hair. Now, animators are working to advance ...
KQED: Curls, Coils, and Pixels: Researchers Crack the Code on Black Hair Animation
The animation industry has long struggled to get Black hair right — from the infamous “Killmonger locs,” named after the Black Panther character and copied across video games, to the stiff, oversized ...
Curls, Coils, and Pixels: Researchers Crack the Code on Black Hair Animation
The latest in a decades-old movement among those in the Black community to embrace natural hair reached the halls of state government last month when the House of Representatives passed its version of ...
KVUE: KVUE Profiles: Getting to the root of hair's significance in Black culture
AUSTIN, Texas — As part of KVUE's continuing celebration of Black History Month, we met up with several Austin stylists to explore the significance of hair in Black culture. “If you have to ask why ...