Paris-based developer Quantic Dream, responsible for such titles as Omikron: The Nomad Soul and Indigo Prophecy, teases us with an interactive trailer on their upcoming next-gen game, Heavy Rain: The Casting.

The demo shows a young actress auditioning for a role in the game. Quantic Dream casted young actress Aurelie Brancilhon and made her the first woman crying in real time 3D.

“At Quantic Dream, we believe that emotion will be a key component of Next Gen games and we are heavily investing in technologies to create Virtual Actors since several years. By expanding the range of emotions video games have to offer, they will be able to reach a far wider audience. This demo is just the beginning of what can be achieved, but I hope it already shows the fascinating new possibilities this media will offer in the coming years” says David Cage, the founder of Quantic Dream and director of Heavy Rain.

Heavy Rain: The Casting involved many next-gen features, including full body and facial motion capture (eyes, pupils, fingers and tongue animation), real time tears, real time wrinkles on the face, advanced skin shades, and advanced rendering features (depth of field, spherical harmonics, and high dynamic range).