ETH Game Tech Center

Did you catch all the familiar faces from the Game Technology Center in “My Avatar and Me”? 🐙 The documentary we were part of premiered last Sunday on SRF 1 and is currently available to stream online 🎥

🎥 “My Avatar and Me” airs this Sunday, April 13, at 22:40 (SRF 1) Follow Swiss actor Bastian Inglin as he explores what it means to digitally clone himself, and where we draw the line between human and avatar.

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Private screening of "My Avatar and Me" last week, a documentary movie we helped create! It will broadcast on April 12, 2026 on SRF 1 at 22:40 🎥 It is a beautifully crafted film and one that will likely split opinions, exactly what a strong documentary should do 🎭

We had a strong presence at Informatiktage 2026 🚀 We showcased a range of projects, from interactive digital avatars, to Candli the game creator for kids, Race or Roast, the 2025 GameLab Jury Award winner, and our augmented museum app VISEUM. Thanks to those who visited 🐙

Open Master’s Thesis: Leveraging Video Foundation Models for Accessory-Aware Character Animation Use generative video models to turn a single character image into rich, retargetable 3D animation, including motions with props and accessories More info: zurl.co/Lxub8

🌧️ Despite the winter weather, the Swiss game dev community showed up at the Swiss Game Hub for the 2026 Global Game Jam presentations! Participants presented their games and celebrated each other’s work in a great atmosphere 🌎🤝

We hosted a lovely mid-winter Apéro at the Game Technology Center on Wednesday! It was a relaxed afternoon with delicious waffles and great company. Honestly, what more do you need? 🧇

We’re excited to be at the World Economic Forum in Davos today. Find us at the AI House, showcasing our interactive digital humans and bringing real-time, human-like conversations to life through AI. #WEF #Davos #DigitalHumans #AI

We’re thrilled to once again host the Zurich Global Game Jam in 2026! 🎮✨ Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned jammer, we can’t wait to see you there. 🎟️ Grab your tickets now! 🚀 eventfrog.ch/ggj2026 (Minimum age 18+)

Great energy on day two of ACM SIGGRAPH MIG 2025! #MIG2025 #SIGGRAPH #DigitalHumans #ComputerGraphics #ETHZurich #ILM #Animation #VFX #XR #Healthcare

The atmosphere is fantastic, the conversations inspiring, and we’re thrilled about the great feedback from all participants. A highlight: our MIG socks! 👣 A big thank you to Twing Group AG for bringing our idea to life so well, the quality and design have been a real hit.

The Game Technology Center joined Berlin Science Week with an exciting panel discussion and live demonstrations of our digital avatars. #BerlinScienceWee #BeyondAvatars #GameTechnologyCenter #DigitalHumans #ETHZurich

This is why we love hosting the Global Game Jam Zurich 💙 One of the games created at our 2024 edition has made it all the way to Steam: Inventorix, a clever, chaotic, money-making roguelike deckbuilder. 👉 zurl.co/XNamz Huge congratulations to the team!

We developed two avatars for the upcoming documentary on digital humans by Docmine Productions for SRF. The avatars represent the good and evil alter egos of actor Bastian Inglin, who is the protagonist of the film. #DigitalHumans #Avatars #FilmProduction @studio_docmine

Throwback to GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai. At the Swiss Pavilion we demoed two of our projects: Interactive Avatars, photoreal real-time digital humans for natural dialogue, and the Virtual Biographer, a long-term LLM interviewer that builds a life story to ground avatar behavior.

🎉We’re thrilled MIG 2025 is coming to Zurich!🎉 The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conf. on Motion, Interaction & Games will take place @ ETH Zurich, Dec 3–5. Relevant topics include animation, interaction, XR, robotics, motion & games.🎮🤖 More info: mig.siggraph.org/2025/

🌺The Gamelab Final Presentations at ETH Zurich will take place next Monday at 17:30 CEST - join us in person at the ETH Main Building or online via YouTube! More information: gtc.inf.ethz.ch/gamelab2025

The teams have been split into three factions: Town, Beach, and Mountain — each with their own unique glimpse into island life🌴 We’re delighted to be joined once again by the incredible @StudioGobo, who will be awarding the coveted Jury Award.

More information and link to YouTube livestream: gtc.inf.ethz.ch/gamelab2025 🌺 Adventure awaits… it’s time for the @ETH Gamelab Final Presentations! This year, 17 amazing student-made games will transport you to the mysterious fictional island of Koh Gamui.