Mix-N-Match Motion: Animating Virtual Experiences

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ABSTRACT0204372Michael GleicherU of Wisconsin-MadisonAs the dangers of our world become more apparent, and our desire to prepare for them increases, there is agrowing need for virtual experiences: simulated environments that convey to a participant the sense that theyare in a situation, not just a place. A virtual experience can provide an opportunity to explore a situation thatis too dangerous to rehearse, too impractical to create, or too inconvenient to attend. They may be used fortraining, for example to give first hand experience to emergency response personnel in directing panickedcrowds; for design, for example to determine how people interact with a space before it is constructed; orfor entertainment. The key to a virtual experience is that they combine environment and situation. Simplycreating a visually compelling virtual environment is insufficient.Our vision is to use compelling virtual experiences in training, research and entertainment. To be effec-tive in these applications, virtual environments must be authored to meet specific pedagogical and commu-nicative goals. Realizing this vision, therefore, requires technologies for both simulating and rendering theworlds and enabling an author to specify behavior effectively.