Multimedia Authoring II

1
Multimedia Authoring II

• Logic Programming Language
• Object-oriented Logic Programming Language and
  DLP
• DLP for VRML-based Virtual Environments
• Agent, Web Agent, 3D Web Agent notions and
  implementation
• Avatar Design and Control
• STEP a scripting language for Embodied Agents

2
Further Topics

• Virtual Communities and Agent-based virtual
  communities
• XML-based Multimedia Technology X3D, SMIL,
  XSTEP
• Embodied Conversational Agents Facial
  animation and emotion model, TTS (text to speech
  technology), gesture and sign language
• Simulation of 3D Self-organizing systems and
  artificial life
• 3D Virtual environments for E-commerce
• 3D agents for education 3D models for soccer
  training
• 3D agents for entertainment and games

3
Final Assignment Presentation of System Design
June 26, 2006 (Monday) S111
11.10-11.20 Group 1 Tom Bestebreurtje and T.V.
Burger 11.20-11.30 Group 2 WW Boer and Sjaak
Wouters 11.30-11.40 Group 3 Jesper Hoeksema,
Berend Weel, and NC Vijlbrief 11.40-11.50 Group
4 NGM Moel and EFP Visser 11.50-12.00 Group 5
A.E. van der Ende and Leendert Ullersma
12.00-12.10 Group 6 Bouterse, MC 12.10-12.20
Group 7 Wouter Broekhof and S. Yin 12.20-12.30
Group 8 Steve Stomp and D. Zulkarnain Each
group has 6 minutes for the presentation, and 4
minutes for questions.
4
Final Assignment

• Progress report email to huang_at_cs.vu.nl
• August 30, 2006
• Deadline email to huang_at_cs.vu.nl
• September 30, 2006
• Report
• Source code
• Executable Programs

5
A Guideline for MMA2 Report

• Title, Names, Emails, Student IDs, Project Web
  Site
• Introduction
• System design
• Technical description
• User manual
• Discussion and future work
• References

6
Online Resources (1)

• VRML
• Floppy's VRML97 Tutorial
• The Annotated VRML 97 Reference
• ISO VRML97 Specification
• VRML 2.0 EAI FAQ
• Prolog
• SWI PROLOG
• Prolog Tutorial

7
Online Resources (2)

• Mathematics of 3D Graphics
• Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics
• 3D Coding BlackHole
• Agent Technology
• The Agent Home Page
• The AgentLinks Home Page
• Avatar
• H-anim Specification for a Standard Humanoid
• Avatara
• CyworX

8
Online Resources (3)

• Virtual Community
• Blaxxun Community Server
• Active Worlds
• Web3D Art and Game
• Web 3D Art
• VRML games
• Javascripts
• JavaScript Tutorial
• EchoEcho JavaScript Tutorial
• JavaScript Quick Reference