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A seamless shape for HANIM compliant bodies

Daniel Thalmann, Christian Babski
1999
Conference Papers

Abstract

A standard for representing avatars in VRML worlds has been specified by the HANIM (Humanoid ANIMation) Working Group. Avatars based on these specifications are generally composed of a set of body surfaces which do not ensure that continuity between connected body parts is satisfied. This paper proposes a generic method for performing real-time body deformations using Java and VRML. This method allows the generation of seamless bodies that are fully compatible with the HANIM standard

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Daniel Thalmann, Christian Babski
1999
Conference Papers

Abstract

Official source

https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/f12e897c-584e-44ae-9106-6cc5a9ee4876

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