Getting synthetic faces to display natural facial expressions is essential to enhance the interaction between human users and virtual characters. Yet traditional facial control te...
Facial animation has been combined with text-to-speech synthesis to create innovative multimodal interfaces. In this paper, we present an architecture for this multimodal interfac...
Embedded processors are making it possible for common appliances, such as cable boxes, microwaves and fax machines, to provide even more functionality. Unfortunately, as these app...
There remains a limited understanding of factors in presence and its relation to performance. This research examined a range of synthetic environment (SE) design features (viewpoi...
We describe the design process of an affective control toy, named SenToy, used to control a synthetic character in a computer game. SenToy allows players1 to influence the emotion...