Source for Interactive Avatars?
November 20, 2006 8:19 PM
Interactive Avatar sources?
Ideally I'm looking for a library of avatars -- different styles, characters, etc. -- that perform different actions. Similar to Subservientchicken.com sorta, but this is for educational purposes, to let kids control what the characters do. Can be VRML, a ton of animated clips, Flash, underlying tech. doesn't matter so much. Actions needed are commonplace things: jump, run, walk, kick, hit, throw, grab, lift, drink, eat, -- plus ideally more esoteric ones, like 'kitchen' activities: mixing, pouring, cooking, cutting, etc. Again, ideally actions common to a wide range of environments.
Whole body is important. Heads alone won't help much.
I know there's software that assists w/animating, but I'm wondering if there are libraries of short videos or animations depicting these kinds of things, or if anyone's created generic puppet-like avatars that can be manipulated by users.
Thanks for any input, references, suggestions!
Ideally I'm looking for a library of avatars -- different styles, characters, etc. -- that perform different actions. Similar to Subservientchicken.com sorta, but this is for educational purposes, to let kids control what the characters do. Can be VRML, a ton of animated clips, Flash, underlying tech. doesn't matter so much. Actions needed are commonplace things: jump, run, walk, kick, hit, throw, grab, lift, drink, eat, -- plus ideally more esoteric ones, like 'kitchen' activities: mixing, pouring, cooking, cutting, etc. Again, ideally actions common to a wide range of environments.
Whole body is important. Heads alone won't help much.
I know there's software that assists w/animating, but I'm wondering if there are libraries of short videos or animations depicting these kinds of things, or if anyone's created generic puppet-like avatars that can be manipulated by users.
Thanks for any input, references, suggestions!
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