But we did not really see any difference in the comparison image above? That is because the default Genesis 8.1 figure still uses the same shader as the Genesis 8 figures. Daz3D claims that they improved materials and introduced a new PBR shader for skin that should be better.

Now let’s talk about Shaders and Materials. The fact that face movement is broken down into individual muscle movement makes it easier to work with. Overall facial expressions are a lot better in the new generation. Especially the fact that the face is not symmetrical makes this very believable. Emotions are not over the top and everything looks natural. But the face on the right from Genesis 8.1 is much better. It looks more like a robot mimicking humans than a real human.

A feeling of the uncanny valley comes to the user. Expression looks okay, but it does look artificial. Genesis 8 and Genesis 8.1 Angry expression