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Steps
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Done?
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Deadline
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Weeks
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Pre-Studies:
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Research Topic:
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Browse literature about
NPR/VR/AR/Collaboration etc.
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Discuss with Marc and others
about possible topic
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Determine area of research
and one specific topic
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Preliminary title: “Communication
Behaviour in Shared Spaces”
Literature:
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Related Research on avatars
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Psychological background
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Agent design
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07.03.03
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2
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x
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Research Paper:
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Determine the structure &
timetable
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Write “Abstract”
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Write “Introduction”
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General Aims
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Structure of this Paper
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Write “Augmented Reality
& Collaboration”
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What is Augmented Reality?
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Collaboration in todays World
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Write “Related Research”
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14.03.03
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Implementation:
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Helpful connections:
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Trond Nielsen @ UC for AI?
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Mathew Powel @ UC for speech
& gesture analysis?
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Andy Cockburn @ UC for UI
design?
Work by others:
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‘GLFace’
from Mr. Park
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‘BodyJet’
from Justin Cassell & Hannes
V.
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‘Microsoft Agent’
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Virtual Human from Nadia
& Daniel Thalman @ ITH, Geneva
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18.03.03
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14
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VRML Face:
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Find/Construct
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Handle vertices from OpenGL
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Do animation (by swapping
different predefined states)
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Possible extent to upper body
presentation
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28.03.03
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Integration of Face/Body
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into VR-Environment
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into AR-Environment
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realistic
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(non-photorealistic)
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?
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Conversation module
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Speech Recognition
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Language synthesis
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Gesture & Gaze
Recognition
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Gesture synthesis
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?
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Integration of Conversation module
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Interface to Speech
Recognition
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Interface to Gesture &
Gaze Recognition
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?
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Spatial ability
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With fixed location
(predetermined)
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With variable location
(tracking & image analysis)
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?
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Research Paper:
- Write
“Implementation”
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20.06.03
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Evaluation:
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User Testing / Comparison between
interaction with
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VR agent on screen or in
immersive environment
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AR agent in immersive
environment
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real character
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11.07.03
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4
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Research Paper:
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Write “User Testing”
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Write “Results”
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Write “Summary & Future
Work”
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18.07.03
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