Data-Driven Tools for Designing Talking Heads Exploiting Emotional Attitudes

Abstract. Audio/visual speech, in the form of labial movement and facial expression data, was utilized in order to semi-automatically build a new Italian expressive and emotive talking head capable of believable and emotional behavior. The methodology, the procedures and the specific software tools utilized for this scope will be described together with some implementation examples.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: ADS
• Authors: Piero Cosi, Andrea Fusaro, Daniele Grigoletto, Graziano Tisato
• Keywords: ADS 2004, Audio/visual Speech, Computer Graphics, Emotive Talking Head, Facial Expression Data