Title :
Sharing attractions on the Net with VPark
Author :
Joslin, Chris ; Molet, Tom ; Thalmann, Nadia M. ; Esmerado, Joaquim ; Thalmann, Daniel ; Palmer, Ian ; Chilton, Nicholas ; Earnshaw, Rae
Author_Institution :
Geneva Univ., Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a networked virtual environment (NVE) system and an attraction building system based on Windows NT that enables users to introduce their own scenario-based applications into a shared virtual environment. Our goal was to develop and integrate several modules into a system capable of animating realistic virtual humans in a real-time performance. This includes modeling and representing virtual humans with high realism and simulating human face and body movements in real time. Realism becomes quite important in NVEs, where the communication among participants is crucial for their sense of presence
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; computer animation; real-time systems; virtual reality; VPark; Virtual Park; Windows NT; attraction building system; human body movement simulation; human face movement simulation; networked virtual environment system; participant communication; real-time performance; realism; realistic virtual human animation; scenario-based applications; shared virtual environment; Avatars; Biological system modeling; Face; Facial animation; Humans; Real time systems; Scalability; Speech; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
