CharanisML: A Flexible Virtual Actor Control Interface

Authors:
Sebastian A. Weiß;Florian Berger;Alexander Marbach;Wolfgang Müller
Affiliations:
Media Education and Visualization Group (MEVis), PH Weingarten, University of Education, Weingarten, Germany 88250;Media Education and Visualization Group (MEVis), PH Weingarten, University of Education, Weingarten, Germany 88250;Media Education and Visualization Group (MEVis), PH Weingarten, University of Education, Weingarten, Germany 88250;Media Education and Visualization Group (MEVis), PH Weingarten, University of Education, Weingarten, Germany 88250
Venue:
Edutainment '09 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games: Learning by Playing. Game-based Education System Design and Development
Year:
2009

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Abstract

In this submission we present a first step for an author-centric interface to believable agents. Based on a number of approaches for the description of 3D content, we developed CharanisML , the Character Animation System Meta Language. It is applicable for controlling both 2D and 3D avatars. To demonstrate this, we implemented two different clients in 2D and 3D that are able to interpret CharanisML . Also, they can be adapted as animation engines for interactive digital storytelling engines like Scenejo , that are used in the fields of entertainment as well as game-based learning. Using CharanisML it is possible for an author to control characters independently from both storytelling engines and two- or three-dimensional representation.