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Towards autonomous, perceptive, and intelligent virtual actors

Daniel Thalmann

Explains methods to provide autonomous virtual humans with the skills necessary to perform stand-alone roles in films, games and interactive television. We present current research developments in the virtual life of autonomous synthetic actors. After a br ...

Springer-Verlag1999

Efficient network transmission of virtual human bodies

Daniel Thalmann, Amaury Aubel, Joaquim Esmerado

Integrating virtual human animation in networked virtual environments (NVEs) has the potential to create severe network load issues. In NVEs, users are represented by their virtual embodiments. The articulated structure of these embodiments introduces a ne ...

1998

Hybrid approaches to interactions between real and virtual humans in mixed environments

Daniel Thalmann

We analyse use of real-time video in virtual environments in interaction between real and virtual humans. We implemented our ideas in a networked collaborative virtual environment system, VLNET and in an augmented reality setup. This paper presents three d ...

1998

Probabilistic Modeling of a Bio-Inspired Collective Experiments with Real Robots

Alcherio Martinoli, Francesco Mondada

This paper describes the implementation and modelling of a biologically inspired collective behaviour. The experiments are concerned with the gathering and clustering of randomly distributed small cylinders. Each experiment has been repeated ten times in a ...

1998

Virtual human representation and communication in VLNet

Daniel Thalmann

Using virtual humans to represent participants promotes realism in networked VEs. Different message types used to animate the human body and face impose varying network requirements, as analyzed here ...

IEEE1997

Virtual sensors: a key tool for the artificial life of virtual actors

Daniel Thalmann

In this paper, we present current research developments in the area of autonomous virtual actors. We first define formal requirements for true virtual humans. After a brief description of the perception action principles with a few simple examples, we emph ...

1995

VLNET: a networked multimedia 3D environment with virtual humans

Daniel Thalmann

Virtual environments define a new interface for networked multimedia applications. The sense of “presence” in the virtual environment is an important requirement for collaborative activities involving multiple remote users working with social interactions. ...

1995

Towards virtual humans in medicine: a prospective view

Daniel Thalmann

We first explain how we create virtual humans today and how we simulate their movements. Then we explore the impact of computer-generated humans on medical research and education. In the area of orthopedics, we discuss the simulation of motion with joint i ...

1994