Mediating Performance through Virtual Agents

Authors:
Gabriella Giannachi;Marco Gillies;Nick Kaye;David Swapp
Affiliations:
Centre for Intermedia, Department of Drama, University of Exeter, UK EX 4 4LA;Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK SE14 6NW;Centre for Intermedia, Department of Drama, University of Exeter, UK EX 4 4LA;Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK WC1E 6BT
Venue:
IVA '09 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper presents the process of creation of virtual agents used in a virtual reality performance. The performance aimed to investigate how drama and performance could inform the creation of virtual agents and also how virtual reality could raise questions for drama and performance. The virtual agents were based on the performance of 2 actors. This paper describes the process of preparing the actors, capturing their performances and transferring them to the virtual agents. A second set of agents was created using non-professional `naïve performers' rather than actors.