Shape of the story: story visualization techniques

Author

Zeng, X. ; Mehdi, Q.H. ; Gough, N.E.

Author_Institution

Multimedia & Intelligent Syst. Res. Group, Univ. of Wolverhampton, UK

fYear

2003

fDate

16-18 July 2003

Firstpage

144

Lastpage

149

Abstract

There is now a growing awareness of the possibilities for application of natural language in the computing domain by incorporating knowledge of human-to-human interaction. We present an approach that aims to bridge the gap between scripting/storyboarding by a nontechnical creative writer and rendering characters and scenes by a graphics specialist. Natural language processing (NLP) and 3D graphic presentation is used to manipulate 3D scenes in real time. The proposed technique offers a flexible and easy way to generate an interactive 3DVE as compared with traditional 3D packages.

Keywords

computer animation; data visualisation; humanities; interactive systems; natural language interfaces; rendering (computer graphics); virtual reality; 3D graphic presentation; 3D scene manipulation; NLP; character rendering; human-to-human interaction; interactive 3DVE; natural language processing; nontechnical creative writer; scene rendering; scripting; story visualization technique; storyboarding; three-dimensional virtual environment; Computer graphics; Facial animation; Layout; Multimedia computing; Multimedia systems; Natural languages; Shape; Speech synthesis; Virtual environment; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Visualization, 2003. IV 2003. Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1988-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IV.2003.1217971

Filename

1217971