Character animation is usually reserved for highly skilled animators and computer programmers because few of the available tools allow the novice or casual user to create compelli...
In this paper, we present a skeletal rigid skinning approach. First, we describe a skeleton extraction technique that produces refined skeletons appropriate for animation from deco...
Virtual humans are more and more used in VR applications but their animation is still a challenge, especially if complex tasks must be carried-out in interaction with the user. In...
Virtual signers communicating in signed languages are a very interesting tool to serve as means of communication with deaf people and improve their access to services and informati...
A cyber-character is a kind of artificial life inhabiting a virtual world. To be a life form in the virtual world, cyber characters need sensors and control systems. The sensor sy...