Development of e-Education System based on the Interactive Animation

近年来，人们对利用e-Education系统进行的研究寄予了极大的期望，但大多数研究都是基于WEB形式的内容，包括文本、图形、照片和实际视频。虽然人们认为实际视频非常有效，但制作成本可能太大，无法制作互动式教材。与此同时，据报道，使用3D-CG动画进行研究是可行的。为了解决这一问题，我的实验室开发了一个名为“网络助理教授2”（CAP2）的电子教育系统。它是基于3D-CG动画和语音合成技术实现的人形软件机器人，充当虚拟教师或虚拟学生。此外，还开发了超文本语言Cyber Person Scenario language 3 (CPSL3)，以降低教材的制作成本。此外，虚拟探索学习（VEL）已发展到协助学生进行虚拟科学实验。

Recently studies using the e-Education system are expected very much, but most of them would be based on the WEB style contents, which includes texts, figures, photographs and actual videos. Although it is thought that actual videos are very effective, production cost of it may be too large to produce interactive teaching materials. Meanwhile, Studies using 3D-CG animation have been reported to be fine. To solve this problem, e-Education system named Cyber Assistant Professor 2 (CAP2) has been developed in my laboratory. It is based on the human shaped software robots implemented by 3D-CG animation and voice synthesis technology, which act as Virtual Teachers or Virtual Students. Further, the hypertext language named Cyber Person Scenario Language 3 (CPSL3) has also developed to reduce a production cost of teaching materials. Furthermore, Virtual Exploratory Learning (VEL) has developed to assist students in Virtual Science Experiment.