Web-service-based avatar service modelling in the next generation network

This paper describes a novel framework for animating avatars in a broadband network, such as the next generation network. New types of communication support services in virtual worlds are becoming widely accepted. In these virtual worlds, a user facilitates communication with other inhabitants by using his/her avatar. Incidental communication in virtual worlds, which is also called informal communication, makes the exchanges between users much more dynamic and brings numerous benefits. Taking into consideration the fact that Web 2.0 allows the creation of mashup applications and that it is user-centric, we should incorporate avatars into communication capabilities on Web 2.0 in order to create various attractive services.