Title :
Control and coordination of head, eyes and facial expressions of virtual actors in virtual environments
Author :
Singh, Sunil K. ; Pieper, Steve D. ; Popa, Dan O. ; Guinness, Jethran
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
The primary focus of our project is the creation of `virtual actors´, for training and other applications where human figures must be coordinated. By the term virtual actor, we refer to computer animated figures that can mimic human beings in physical form, function and behavior. In this paper, we will discuss the underlying techniques and software systems for creating the “skin, bone, and muscles” of aspects of interactive human body models
Keywords :
computer animation; digital simulation; coordination; eyes; facial expressions; head; interactive human body models; virtual environments; Application software; Biological system modeling; Control systems; Eyes; Facial animation; Humans; Kinematics; Magnetic heads; Neck; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Communication, 1993. Proceedings., 2nd IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1407-7
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.1993.367697