Title :
Virtual human representation and communication in VLNet
Author :
Capin, Tolga K. ; Noser, Hansrudi ; Thalmann, Daniel ; Pandzic, Igor Sunday ; Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
computer animation; virtual reality; VLNet; animate; face; human body; message types; realism; virtual environments; virtual humans; Application software; Avatars; Biological system modeling; Computer graphics; Face; Facial animation; Humans; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Virtual environment;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
