• DocumentCode
    3412716
  • Title

    A proposal of avatar language with Lifo for communication through linguistic barrier

  • Author

    Hashimoto, A. ; Kim, J. ; Aoki, Y. ; Burger, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Graduate Sch. of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    465
  • Abstract
    We propose a new “avatar language” that can be used for avatars to communicate in cyberspace when there is no common language. An avatar language is a non-verbal language based on facial expressions, gestures, the eyes, and information of the model (the avator). The proposed language is closely related to sign language. As with spoken languages, sign languages also demonstrate national difference in structure. We developed a CG animation of sign language using the Lifo language, which is a descendant of the Lisp and Forth language families. The result is a high-speed interactive system for the design and display of sign language animations
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer animation; interactive systems; natural languages; software agents; CG animation; Lifo; animations; avatar language; cyberspace; facial expressions; high-speed interactive system; linguistic barrier; nonverbal language; sign language; Animation; Avatars; Character generation; Displays; Eyes; Handicapped aids; Interactive systems; Natural languages; Navigation; Proposals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1999. Proceedings of ICECS '99. The 6th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pafos
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5682-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.1999.812323
  • Filename
    812323