Handbook of Virtual Humans

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Handbook of Virtual Humans ISBN  0470023163 Release Date  15 November 2004 Category  Design & Graphics Tags  virtual reality,   virtual,   0470023163,   virtual humans,   human,   handbook,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description Virtual Humans are becoming more and more popular and used in many applications such as the entertainment industry (in both film and games) and medical applications. This comprehensive book covers all areas of this growing industry including face and body motion, body modelling, hair simulation, expressive speech simulation and facial communication, interaction with 3D objects, rendering skin and clothes and the standards for Virtual Humans. Written by a team of current and former researchers at MIRALab, University of Geneva or VRlab, EPFL, this book is the definitive guide to the area. Explains the concept of avatars and autonomous virtual actors and the main techniques to create and animate them (body and face). Presents the concepts of behavioural animation, crowd simulation, intercommunication between virtual humans, and interaction between real humans and autonomous virtual humans Addresses the advanced topics of hair representation and cloth animation with applications in fashion design Discusses the standards for Virtual Humans, such as MPEG-4 Face Animation and MPEG-4 Body Animation. Other books on Design & Graphics Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery Mobile Image Communication Using JPEG2000 Compositing Visual Effects: Essentials for the Aspiring Artist Mobile 3D Graphics: with OpenGL ES and M3G (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Data-Driven 3D Facial Animation 3D Imaging for Safety and Security (Computational Imaging and Vision) Painter X for Photographers: Creating Painterly Images Step by Step Essential RenderMan® Century of Graphic Design, A: Graphic Design Pioneers of the 20th Century View-Dependent Character Animation Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D, Second Edition X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology) Introducing Character Animation with Blender mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation