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CodeBaby is a leader in web-based virtual agent technology, and enables corporations to integrate
state-of-the-art, interactive 3D characters with their websites and online services.
http://www.codebaby.com
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CLONE3D
Personality capture and automated animation. A new media site that specializes in real time 3d
characters: the content is designed in the style of pin-up with the intent to bring high technology
and art together with comedy.
http://www.clone3d.com
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C&C Creations
C & C Creations. Virtual Characters, Chatterbots and Talking Agents for your website.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~dlcowart/main.html
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Realtime virtual characters
MOTEK. Designs and produces a wide variety of 3D characters for use in VR of any format.
http://www.e-motek.com
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3D Virtual character actors for animation
3D Cartoons, CG Animation, Virual Actors, Characters and Performers. Illustration, Design and Stop
Motion animation.
http://www.theclayman.com
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Virtual Human Interaction Lab
The mission of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University is to understand the
dynamics and implications of interactions among people in immersive virtual reality simulations
(VR).
http://vhil.stanford.edu
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Conversive, Inc.
Conversive's interactive knowledge management solutions complement existing applications and give
them new functionality. Our proprietary Conversive Application Platform acts as a natural language
interface layer for web pages, intranets and other digital information applications and provides
users with coherent, flexible access to vital information. Knowledge is seamlessly accessible from
any platform. Real answers are only a simple question away. Start the Dialog(sm) with your users
now.
http://www.conversive.com/
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bluue -- interactive emotional characters
bluue --- a company who is developing interactive digital beings with an emotional intelligence
called "heart" for Handy, TV and Internet. It shows various character examples, TV and
movieprojects.
http://www.bluue.com
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Charismatic Intelligent Virtual Humans
CHARISMATIC is researching and designing artificial virtual humans which can take their place in
virtual environments and become an interactive part of the attraction and enjoyment of using the
systems.
http://www.charismatic-project.com/theatre.html
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ESPRIT Project: HUMANOID
A Real-Time and Parallel System for the Simulation of Virtual Humans.
http://i31www.ira.uka.de/projekte/humanoid/humanoid-en.html
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CMU SCS OZ Project
The Oz Project at CMU is developing technology and art to help artists create high quality
interactive drama, based in part on AI technologies. This especially means building believable
agents in dramatically interesting micro-worlds.
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/oz/web/oz.html
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MIT Media Lab Synthetic Characters
The goal of the Synthetic Characters Group at the MIT Media Laboratory is to understand how to
build interactive characters that come alive in the eyes of the people who interact with them.
http://www.media.mit.edu/characters/
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NYU Media Research Lab
The MRL's Responsive Animated Character research involves applying Prof. Ken Perlin's noise
techniques from image rendering to character movement.
http://www.mrl.nyu.edu/projects/improv/
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Virtual Reality Laboratory
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The laboratory is mainly involved in the modelling and
animation of Three-Dimensional Inhabited Virtual Worlds.
http://vrlab.epfl.ch/
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Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
University of Pennsylvania. The Center for Human Modeling and Simulation exists to investigate
computer graphics modeling and animation techniques for embodied agents, virtual humans, and their
applications.
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~graphics/
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Georgia Tech Animation Lab
Animation Lab at Georgia Tech. We are interested in the simulation and animation of dynamic
motion such as running, diving, and bicycling.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/animation/
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Virtual Humans and Conversational Agents
Papers by Curry Guinn (RTI, Duke University) on virtual humans, conversational agents, synthetic
characters, virtual personalities, computational models of human behavior, facial gesture, body
gesture, and lip synching.
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~cig/interests/avatars.html
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AVAtalk - RTI International
Technology that enables spoken natural language dialog with virtual humans for training
applications.
http://www.rti.org/avatalk
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Responsive Virtual Human Technology Research
Advancing the complexity, robustness, and realism of responsive virtual humans for interaction
skills training. NSF-funded RTI-led consortium developing spoken dialog interactions with
affective virtual people.
http://www.rvht.info
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Personalized Avatar Creation using Face Recognition
Describes research on using automatic face recognition techniques to create personalized
cyberspace avatars.
http://www.mis.atr.co.jp/~mlyons/avatar.html
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textPuppet
textPuppet (together with Poser)creates speaking animated characters - it contains a high quality
text-to-speech synthesizer and an automatic animation script generator. It takes text as input and
automatically produces scripts and audio files for rendering lip-synch animations in Poser.
http://www.textpuppet.com
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BOTizen
Offer virtual characters to support online customers by using natural language processing with
speech capability.
http://www.botizen.com
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noDNA virtual realtime character solutions
noDNA provides virtual characters, event services with virtual characters, virtual characters for
internet applications like knowledge based bots, technology like motion capture devices for body,
fingers and face.
http://www.nodna.com
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Virtual People in a Computer World
Describes the process of creating and controlling virtual humans in a virtual world.
http://www.carnet.hr/cuc/cuc2001/papers/a2.pdf
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Boston Dynamics
Cambridge MA. Boston Dynamics is a leading provider of human simulation software and services. Its
product, DI-Guy, is widely used for adding lifelike humans to real-time simulations. PeopleShop,
allows the rapid creation of scenarios with realistic people, and vehicles.
http://www.bdi.com/
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Virtual Human Web Pointers
A collection of links to academic and commercial sites of developers and users of virtual humans.
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~badler/vhlist.html
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DIGITAL QUTIES
A massive collection of virtual femmes and digital actresses. In japanese.
http://www.magiccity.ne.jp/~link/3D/
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Esprit & HUMANOID: simulating virtual people
The simulation of realistic virtual humans, who can interact within a 3-D environment and with the
user, will improve the ability to create convincing human animation in the entertainment industry.
http://www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/results/res_area/hpnc/hpnc20.htm
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CVSSP: 3D-Vision Virtual People
Capturing realistic models of individual people to populate virtual worlds.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Research/VSSP/3DVision/VirtualPeople/
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Virtual Idol
Virtual Idol is a monthly magazine focusing on pretty female characters from games and female
seiyuu. The first 8 issues of Virtual Idol came out in an irregular schedule, but it became monthly
with volume 9.
http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/books/virtual-idol/
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VIRTUAL MERMAIDS - The 3DCG Girls World Place.
Here you will find 3DCG girls(like Yuki terai, Kyoko Date, Lara Croft, Kasumi or Ayane from Dead Or
Alive game, Soul Calibur, Shen Mue, Girls from Junichi Kawamoto or Steven Stahlberg, ...), Gallery
of pictures, animations, information.
http://www.chez.com/ryumaki/
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Characters Improvisation
References to autonomous characters that can improvise and react to their environment.
http://www.red3d.com/cwr/characters.html
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Virtual Talking Characters Online
Virtual talking characters for your web page. Good way to give your site a personality and
interactive presence on the web. Characters are capable of speaking up to six languages.
http://www.winteractive.fr
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A 3D Gallery by Steven Stahlberg
Among other things images and animations featuring Stephen Stahlberg's virtual actresses. Be sure
to look at the "what's new" section
http://www.optidigit.com/stevens/
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Computer Graphics Lab
LIG is mainly involved in computer animation and virtual reality and teaches computer graphics,
virtual reality, and computer vision at the diploma and the doctoral level.
http://ligwww.epfl.ch/~thalmann/
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Bruce M. Blumberg
He is currently starting up a new group called "Synthetic Characters" which will focus on
the problem of building interactive animated characters.
http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/people/bruce/
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virtual-personality.de
virtual characters by interiorsphere
http://www.virtual-personality.de
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Ananova
PA New Media has developed the world's first virtual newscaster, capable of delivering real-time
on-demand news bulletins over the Internet and interactive devices.
http://www.ananova.com/
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Haptek
Home of Virtual Friends - synthetic talking heads that are able to morph into different shapes,
talk via scripts, or act as virtual chat proxies.
http://www.haptek.com
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Sheba Speaks -- the World's First Virtual Astrologer
Sheba is an example of real-time streaming 3D. With an initial download of only 130K for geometry
and textures, Sheba can stream voice and animation, even over a 28K modem. Created using Pulse3D
technology.
http://www.shebaspeaks.com
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