CSDL - Proceedings C

Chairs (PDF)

pp. viii

Program Committee (PDF)

pp. ix

Invited Talk 1

Online Socializing and Virtual Worlds

Session 1: Social and Conversational Agents

Towards a Simulation of Conversations with Expressive Embodied Speakers and Listeners (Abstract)

Thomas Rist, DFKI Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3

Markus Schmitt, DFKI Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3

Catherine Pelachaud, University of Paris 8

Massimo Bilvi, University of Rome

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Crafting the Illusion of Meaning: Template-Based Specification of Embodied Conversational Behavior (Abstract)

Matthew Stone, The State University of New Jersey

Doug DeCarlo, The State University of New Jersey

pp. 11

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Language-Driven Nonverbal Communication in a Bilingual Conversational Agent (Abstract)

Scott A. King, University of Otago

Alistair Knott, University of Otago

Brendan McCane, University of Otago

pp. 17

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How Believable Are Real Faces? Towards a Perceptual Basis for Conversational Animation (Abstract)

Douglas W. Cunningham, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Martin Breidt, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Mario Kleiner, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Christian Wallraven, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Heinrich H. Bülthoff, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

pp. 23

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Session 2: Physics-Based Animation

Improvements on a Simple Muscle-Based 3D Face for Realistic Facial Expressions (Abstract)

The Duy Bui, University of Twente

Dirk Heylen, University of Twente

Anton Nijholt, University of Twente

pp. 33

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Modeling Hair Using Level-of-Detail Representations (Abstract)

Kelly Ward, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ming C. Lin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Joohi Lee, Alias | Wavefront

Susan Fisher, Pixar Studio

Dean Macri, Intel Corporation

pp. 41

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Bi-layered Mass-Spring Model for Fast Deformations of Flexible Linear Bodies (Abstract)

Thomas DI GIACOMO, University of Geneva

Nadia MAGNENAT-THALMANN, University of Geneva

pp. 48

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Melting and Flowing of Viscous Volumes (Abstract)

Xiaoming Wei, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Wei Li, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Arie Kaufman, State University of New York at Stony Brook

pp. 54

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ElasticPaint: A Particle System for Feature Mapping with Minimum Distortion (Abstract)

Christopher Carner, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Hong Qin, State University of New York at Stony Brook

pp. 60

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Panel 1: Social Agents: Making Them Work

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Session 3: Interaction, Control and Planning

A Procedural Approach to Animate Interactive Natural Sceneries (Abstract)

Sylvain Guerraz, GRAVIR/IMAG

Frank Perbet, GRAVIR/IMAG

David Raulo, GRAVIR/IMAG

François Faure, GRAVIR/IMAG

Marie-Paule Cani, GRAVIR/IMAG

pp. 73

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Expressive Gesture Animation Based on Non Parametric Learning of Sensory-Motor Models (Abstract)

Sylvie Gibet, Université de Bretagne Sud

Pierre-François Marteau, Université de Bretagne Sud

pp. 79

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Real-Time Reach Planning for Animated Characters Using Hardware Acceleration (Abstract)

Ying Liu, University of Pennsylvania

Norman I. Badler, University of Pennsylvania

pp. 86

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Realistic Human Walking Paths (Abstract)

David C. Brogan, University of Virginia

Nicholas L. Johnson, University of Michigan

pp. 94

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Session 4: AI-Based Animation and Alife

XSTEP: A Markup Language for Embodied Agents (Abstract)

Zhisheng Huang, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Anton Eliëns, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Cees Visser, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

pp. 105

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Bottom-Up Visual Attention for Virtual Human Animation (Abstract)

Christopher Peters, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Carol O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

pp. 111

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Agent Chameleons: Agent Minds and Bodies (Abstract)

Brian R. Duffy, Media Lab Europe (MLE)

Gregory M.P. O'Hare, University College Dublin (UCD)

Alan N. Martin, University College Dublin (UCD)

John F. Bradley, University College Dublin (UCD)

Bianca Schön, University College Dublin (UCD)

pp. 118

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Modeling Virtual Ecosystems with the Proactive Guidance of Agents (Abstract)

Bedrich Benes, ITESM

Enrique David Espinosa, ITESM

pp. 126

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Invited Talk 2

Old Pyramids to New Paradigms: Simulation?s Challenge to 4,000 years of Medicine

Session 5: Modeling of Groups and Crowds

Inserting Synthetic Characters into Live-Action Scenes of Multiple People (Abstract)

Arunachalam Somasundaram, The Ohio State University

Rick Parent, The Ohio State University

pp. 137

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Modeling Individual Behaviors in Crowd Simulation (Abstract)

Adriana Braun, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Soraia R. Musse, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Luiz P. L. de Oliveira, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Bardo E. J. Bodmann, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos

pp. 143

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Reactive Pedestrian Path Following from Examples (Abstract)

Ronald A. Metoyer, Oregon State University

Jessica K. Hodgins, Carnegie Mellon University

pp. 149

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Panel 2: Virtual Humans: Past, Present and Future

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Session 6: Design Issues in Games and Virtual Environments

Satisfying the Perceived Need for Free-Play in Pedagogically Oriented Interactive Dramas (Abstract)

Barry G. Silverman, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Johns, University of Pennsylvania

Ransom Weaver, University of Pennsylvania

pp. 161

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Conceptual, Communicative and Pragmatic Aspects of Interaction Forms - Rich Interaction Model for Collaborative Virtual Environments (Abstract)

Tony Manninen, University of Oulu, FINLAND

pp. 168

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Author's Index (PDF)

pp. 175