Abstract: Animation devices and a method that may output text-based data as an animation, are provided. The device may be a terminal, such as a mobile phone, a computer, and the like. The animation device may extract one or more emotions corresponding to a result obtained by analyzing text-based data. The emotion may be based on user relationship information managed by a user of the device. The device may select an action corresponding to the emotion from a reference database, and combine the text-based data with the emotion and action to generate an animation script. The device may generate a graphic in which a character is moved based on the action information, the emotion information, and the text-based data.

Abstract: A web server for supporting a collaborative animation production service. The web server includes a user interface (UI) unit to provide a UI to receive direction data for each scene required for animation production in parallel to users connected to the web server, and a generating unit to combine the direction data input to the UI for each scene and generate an animation corresponding to the combined direction data. A plurality of users thereby collaborate to produce an animation in real time, making it possible to shorten the production time of the animation and produce a high quality animation.

Abstract: A storage medium to store interactive content may include at least one content unit and interactive content including story map information, the story map information selectively connecting the at least one content unit according to conditions to form a story.

Abstract: A digital apparatus that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for producing contents is provided. The digital apparatus may provide multiple screens, for example, a first GUI screen, a second GUI screen, and a third GUI screen. The first GUI screen may be used for setting at least one background item as contents. The second GUI screen may be used for setting at least one 3D avatar item as contents. The third GUI screen may be used for setting at least one scenario item as contents. The digital apparatus may produce the contents by combining the items set as contents on the first through the third GUI screens, respectively, based on a user set signal.

Abstract: A sponsor-based advertising apparatus and method using an extracted affect is provided. The advertising apparatus may extract an affect from received data, and select an advertisement to be inserted based on the affect of the received data and whether a sponsor corresponding to a keyword. The advertising apparatus may select an advertisement based on location information as well as the affect and the sponsor.

Abstract: Animation devices and a method that may output text-based data as an animation, are provided. The device may be a terminal, such as a mobile phone, a computer, and the like. The animation device may extract one or more emotions corresponding to a result obtained by analyzing text-based data. The emotion may be based on user relationship information managed by a user of the device. The device may select an action corresponding to the emotion from a reference database, and combine the text-based data with the emotion and action to generate an animation script. The device may generate a graphic in which a character is moved based on the action information, the emotion information, and the text-based data.

Abstract: In an interactive content reproduction apparatus, user information is stored in the content reproduction apparatus, which is not at a server but at a client, and the content reproduction apparatus selects unit contents of specific levels from among interactive content according to the user information and reproduces a user-adaptive story in which the selected level-specific unit contents are connected in real time or non-real time.

Abstract: A storage medium to store interactive content may include at least one content unit and interactive content including story map information, the story map information selectively connecting the at least one content unit according to conditions to form a story.

Abstract: A web server for supporting a collaborative animation production service. The web server includes a user interface (UI) unit to provide a UI to receive direction data for each scene required for animation production in parallel to users connected to the web server, and a generating unit to combine the direction data input to the UI for each scene and generate an animation corresponding to the combined direction data. A plurality of users thereby collaborate to produce an animation in real time, making it possible to shorten the production time of the animation and produce a high quality animation.