Virtual Humans: A Build-It-Yourself Kit, Complete With Software and Step-By-Step Instructions - Softcover
Synopsis
Provides instructions on creating a synthetic being on a computer, with information on adding unique personalities, realistic voices and faces, and emotions.
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About the Author
Peter Plantec (Aspen, CO) is the creator of Sylvie, the first commercially available virtual human interface, and cofounder of Virtual Personalities, Inc. A psychologist, animator, and software designer, he heads both OrdinaryMagic.com and V-people.com. He is contributing editor and columnist at AVVideo/Multimedia Producer Magazine, and is the author ofCaligari trueSpace 2 Bible, a number one best-seller in its genre.
From the Inside Flap
Virtual Humans lets you create a fully-realized synthetic being, complete with personality traits, physical attributes, communication capabilities, and useful skills right on your computer!
With Peter Plantec s step-by-step instructions and the software on the included CD, almost anyone can have a "V-human" up and running in surprisingly little time. What s more, your creation can be used for innumerable business, entertainment, and educational purposes.
Virtual Humans gives you a clear and accessible guide to:
· Creating unique and engaging personalities
· Adding realistic voices and faces
· Designing and using advanced emotion expression engines
· Using virtual humans as hosts on business and recreational websites
For the cutting-edge business, the computer hobbyist, and even the mad scientist, Virtual Humans shows how to design the perfect V-human, and provides the software to make him or her as real as you can imagine!
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