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An Informed Environment Dedicated to the Simulation of Virtual Humans in Urban Context
Author(s) -
Farenc Nathalie,
Boulic Ronan,
Thalmann Daniel
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8659.00351
Subject(s) - computer science , human–computer interaction , virtual machine , urban environment , decomposition , virtual reality , context (archaeology) , data science , ecology , paleontology , environmental science , environmental planning , biology , operating system
In this paper, we outline the creation of an Informed Environment, dedicated to urban life simulation.We propose methods and tools for creating and providing the information necessary for animating virtual humans in a city using an Informed Environment. The Informed Environment is based on a hierarchical decomposition of a urban scene into Environment Entities providing geometrical information as well as semantic notions, thus allowing a more realistic simulation of human behaviour. In this manner, virtual humans can integrate with a certain kind of urban knowledge.