Abstract: An apparatus for animating a moving and speaking enhanced-believability, character in real time, comprising a plurality of behavior generators, each for defining a respective aspect of facial behavior, a unifying scripter, associated with the behavior generators, the scripter operable to combine the behaviors into a unified animation script, and a renderer, associated with the unifying scripter, the renderer operable to render the character in accordance with the script, thereby to enhance believability of the character.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 6, 2010
Publication date:
July 22, 2010
Applicant:
Gizmoz Israel 2002 Ltd.
Inventors:
Chris Cederwall, Todd Griffith, Hillel Rom
Abstract: An apparatus for animating a moving and speaking enhanced-believability, character in real time, comprising a plurality of behavior generators, each for defining a respective aspect of facial behavior, a unifying scripter, associated with the behavior generators, the scripter operable to combine the behaviors into a unified animation script, and a renderer, associated with the unifying scripter, the renderer operable to render the character in accordance with the script, thereby to enhance believability of the character.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 16, 2010
Assignee:
Gizmoz Israel 2002 Ltd.
Inventors:
Chris Cederwall, Todd Griffith, Hillel Rom
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