Communication, Co-articulation and Dialog Gesture in Facial Animation

9117110巴德勒今年是为期三年的持续拨款的第三年。这项研究的目标是面部表情的3D动画，包括那些与声音语调相关的传达情感的表情。这包括时间、音调和重点的区分，这些都与话语的语义区别有关，如“已给予的”和“新的”信息。到目前为止，现有系统还没有考虑到这两个功能之间的联系。要使用的算法将包含控制这些不同表达方式的规则。口音的选择和位置将结合信息是新的还是旧的进行检查。面部模型综合了每一块肌肉或一组肌肉的动作以及它们的运动传播。两人对话模式也将被研究，以探索听话者和说话者的角色，以及话轮转换是如何通过面部和手势来建立的。

9117110 Badler This is the third year of a three-year continuing grant. The goal of this research is 3-D animation of facial expressions including those conveying emotion correlated with the intonation of the voice. This includes differentiation of timing, pitch and emphasis that are related to semantic distinctions of discourse as "given" and "new" information. Until now, existing systems have not taken into account the link between these two features. The alogrithm to be used will embody rules that control these various modes of expression. The choice of accents and their placement will be examined in conjunction with whether the message is new or old. The facial model integrates the action of each muscle or group of muscles as well as the propagation of their movement. A two-person conversation model will also be investigated to explore the roles of the listener and the speaker and how turn-taking is established facially and by gestures.