Screen Grab off video of a virtual studio with Henry the Frog

Virtual Hosts

The virtual host concept allows innovative directors to redefine the classic talk show with computer tools. Human-driven, computer-generated characters can now be full-time hosts of next-generation TV entertainment. Through real-time technology, virtual characters can talk, sing, dance, and interact with human hosts and guests. With its unique expertise in performance animation and broad understanding of the broadcast world, MEDIALAB provides several levels of assistance to achieve highly sophisticated ready-to-air programs from simple post-production off-site content creation to live on-air local operations. MEDIALAB's real-time technology has been used to broadcast some of the most innovative TV shows that have been on air.