We propose HandAvatar to enable users to embody non-humanoid avatars using their
hands. HandAvatar leverages the high dexterity and coordination of users' hands to control …

Creating animated virtual AR characters closely interacting with real environments is
interesting but difficult. Existing systems adopt video see-through approaches to indirectly …

Virtual Reality (VR) has increasingly attracted the attention of the computer animation
community in search of more intuitive and effective alternatives to the current sophisticated …

We propose a novel approach to digital character animation, combining the benefits of
tangible input devices and sophisticated rig animation algorithms. A symbiotic software and …

Creating computer animations is a labor-intensive task. Existing virtual reality (VR)-based
animation solutions offer only heterogeneous subsets of traditional tools' functionalities. We …

Dance is an important component of live performance for expressing emotion and
presenting visual context. Human dance performances typically require expert knowledge of …

An important aspect of a Virtual Reality (VR) training application is animation, as animations
can be used to present behavior and intent, and make the virtual space feel more alive and …

Abstract Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have been usually addressed as
two separated worlds and recent studies try to address the problem of merging the AR and …

Creating animations for 3D non-humanoid characters presents several challenges because
motion capture technology cannot be applied as effectively as it is for humanoid characters …

Virtual reality has become a valuable tool for training and problem-solving, and creating
animations in VR provides several advantages over traditional tools by increasing sense of …