Disney launches its 4th Digimask campaign for “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.  Dassault Systemes releases its V+R application to coincide with the forthcoming Olympics.

“The mere fact that you can sneak around beautifully-rendered Vegas… with a bunch of mates over Xbox Live, while seeing their actual faces on their actual characters is a huge technological leap forward for multiplayer gaming.” Spong.com

“This new face mapping feature is something that I can’t wait to try out with friends... Seeing my character in action on screen was extremely weird but made the game even more believable and intense.” Hexus.gaming

“Thanks to Digimask's new plug-in for the Unreal engine, players can now map their own faces on to their multiplayer avatars with scarily realistic results… The results of the game's facial mapping feature are frighteningly authentic.” Eurogamer

Additionally, the tech creates a whole new trend for creating customised characters within the game and YouTube becomes a natural vehicle for displaying these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuo-j0MC6So

Also released in 2007 was Konami's Digimask enabled game for the PS2, 'Karaoke Revolution Presents:  American Idol'.

Digimask finishes the first 100% automated Creation Process. Working with both front and side photos, there is now no need for any point-marking. It is estimated that for next-generation games consoles, like the Xbox 360, the fully-automated process will take less than a minute!

In 2006 the UK Government department dealing with drugs awareness approached Digimask to create a startling consumer application which could visually demonstrate the adverse physical effects of drugs on the face. Taking Crystal Meth as the prime example, ‘Drugs Mugs’ was developed.

Initially introduced as an interactive exhibit on a touring bus, Drugs Mugs was soon introduced into the Talk To Frank website and has been used ever since.  Essentially, the user uploads a front photo of their face and they receive back a short animation showing the deterioration of their features as would be caused by the extreme use of the drug.

Also released in 2006 was Konami's Digimask enabled game for the PS2, 'Karaoke Revolution Country'.

Digimask partnered with Rok Corp in Beijing, China to deliver an application using personalised amusing messages via MMS on cellphones. There were several different mini-movies incorporating the user’s head showing both animation and sound.

 In addition to the ongoing improvements to the core technology, Digimask focuses development effort into creating mobile-phone applications. Digimask signs a deal with ROK in China for the first such exploitation giving personalized Digimask MMS messages.

Also released in 2005 was Konami's Digimask enabled game for the PS2, 'Karaoke Revolution Party' and Sony's 'EyeToy Play 2'.
 

The first Sony Playstation2 title featuring Digimask is released - 'This Is Football 2005' . The Digimask feature - known in the game as 'Eyetoy Cameo' was reviewed with great acclaim.  Subsequent games were released to equal enthusiasm.

Sony also released 'Formula 1 - 05', a Digimask enabled game for PS2.

Digimask releases “Head Wizard” a retail CD incorporating the Launch Pad plus a number of entertaining Digimask applications, such as Digimask-enabled Screensavers, email signatures, e-Toys, etc.

Universal Pictures licenses Digimask technology to promote the forthcoming release of the movie, The Hulk' onto DVD. A specific application was developed which turned 'you' into The Hulk!

Hunter Sauleda LLC, based in Hollywood, California become the exclusive Digimask representative for the United States.

In December, Digimask signs a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to enable Digimask on the Playstation2, using the Eyetoy camera.

The process now offers the option to create the 3D Head from just a single (front) photograph, although this does not produce a true 360º Head. Processing time is now 2.5 minutes.  

Digimask releases its first client-based Creation Tool - The Digimask Launch Pad - which allowed consumers to create their 3D Head on their own PC. The first release of this software was in conjunction with Kodak and was incorporated on all of their PhotoCDs. The processing time now is 4 minutes.

Digimask announces the first commercial release of the software in conjunction with Matrox whereby the Digimask Creation Process would be offered with the latest Matrox PC graphics card. Server-based, the process was reduced to 9 points on the front and 7 for the side. This was to remain the case for a few years. The processing time then was 9 minutes.

In October, Digimask is nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy and Film Award) for Technical Innovation.  

Digimask raises venture capital funding and sets up offices in Richmond, Surrey. By the end of the year, Digimask Ltd had a staff of 25 - mostly Development.

Digimask was shown publicly for the first time in October on the BBC1 TV program, 'Tomorrow's World', followed in November by the first consumer launch - at Popworld 2000 where not only the public had their Digimask Heads created for the first time, but also major popstars such as S Club 7, Westlife, Atomic Kitten and All Saints.

The process at this stage required the marking of 88 points on the front photo and 52 on the side. The process then took around 15 minutes to create the 3D Head.  

Digimask is founded by Gary Bracey and Dr. Keith Goss on June 15th.

In October, the first prototype of the Digimask System is shown to the then-President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (the Sony division that handled Playstation) who is greatly impressed by the technology. Note: this first process involved marking 350 points on both front and side photos and then waiting 40+ minutes for the (static) 3D head to be generated.