Social functions of machine emotional expressions
Virtual humans and social robots frequently generate behaviors that human observers
naturally see as expressing emotion. In this review article, we highlight that these …
naturally see as expressing emotion. In this review article, we highlight that these …
State of the art in hand and finger modeling and animation
The human hand is a complex biological system able to perform numerous tasks with
impressive accuracy and dexterity. Gestures furthermore play an important role in our daily …
impressive accuracy and dexterity. Gestures furthermore play an important role in our daily …
Gesture modeling and animation based on a probabilistic re-creation of speaker style
Animated characters that move and gesticulate appropriately with spoken text are useful in a
wide range of applications. Unfortunately, this class of movement is very difficult to generate …
wide range of applications. Unfortunately, this class of movement is very difficult to generate …
Real-time motion retargeting to highly varied user-created morphologies
C Hecker, B Raabe, RW Enslow, J DeWeese… - ACM Transactions on …, 2008 - dl.acm.org
Character animation in video games---whether manually keyframed or motion captured---
has traditionally relied on codifying skeletons early in a game's development, and creating …
has traditionally relied on codifying skeletons early in a game's development, and creating …
Evaluating the effect of gesture and language on personality perception in conversational agents
A significant goal in multi-modal virtual agent research is to determine how to vary
expressive qualities of a character so that it is perceived in a desired way. The “Big Five” …
expressive qualities of a character so that it is perceived in a desired way. The “Big Five” …
Perform: Perceptual approach for adding ocean personality to human motion using laban movement analysis
A major goal of research on virtual humans is the animation of expressive characters that
display distinct psychological attributes. Body motion is an effective way of portraying …
display distinct psychological attributes. Body motion is an effective way of portraying …
Don't scratch! Self-adaptors reflect emotional stability
A key goal in agent research is to be able to generate multimodal characters that can reflect
a particular personality. The Big Five model of personality provides a framework for codifying …
a particular personality. The Big Five model of personality provides a framework for codifying …
Towards natural gesture synthesis: Evaluating gesture units in a data-driven approach to gesture synthesis
Virtual humans still lack naturalness in their nonverbal behaviour. We present a data-driven
solution that moves towards a more natural synthesis of hand and arm gestures by …
solution that moves towards a more natural synthesis of hand and arm gestures by …
Real time animation of virtual humans: a trade‐off between naturalness and control
H Van Welbergen, BJH Van Basten… - Computer Graphics …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual humans are employed in many interactive applications using 3D virtual
environments, including (serious) games. The motion of such virtual humans should look …
environments, including (serious) games. The motion of such virtual humans should look …
Character animation and the embodied mind—brain
P Power - Animation, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This interdisciplinary investigation of aspects of 3D character animation synthesizes relevant
research findings from diverse perspectives, including neuroscience, narratology, robotics …
research findings from diverse perspectives, including neuroscience, narratology, robotics …