Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF)              Concept Demonstrations, I/ITSEC 2002 Humanoid Avatars in Distributed Virtual Environments

Name:  Curtis Blais
Service/Organization:  Civilian, The MOVES Institute
Rank/Title:  Research Associate
Country:  USA
Curriculum:  MOVES

Name:  Ed Sims
Service/Organization:  Civilian, Vcom3D
Rank/Title:  Ph.D., CTO
Country:  USA
Curriculum:  N/A

Description

Purpose:   The purpose of this demonstration is to show the use of humanoid models within a distributed virtual environment.

Approach:   Humanoid avatars in virtual environments enhance the visual realism of a scene and provide opportunity for natural interactions with users of the virtual environment. In the Pearl Harbor demonstration, a humanoid model is inserted into the Web-based 3D environment with a predefined movement path. Information about the model can be distributed to other users through Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) packets. The demonstration also shows a possible scenario for conducting foreign language training by showing humanoid avatars in particular situations to which the human user must respond. Humanoid models demonstrated in the XMSF demonstrations follow the H-Anim standard (see http://h-anim.org/).

Plan of Action:  In list format, provide dates and planned accomplishments

• 18 October:  Specification of models and desired paths/behaviors.
• 1 November:  Implementation of waypoints.
• 8 November:  Implementation of sequenced behaviors.
• 29 November:  Completion of testing/documentation for I/ITSEC.

Maintainer: Curt Blais (clblais@nps.navy.mil)
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(16 October 2002) (official disclaimer)