Diversity Within Virtual Human Communication

谢里登学院建议与Quantum Capture合作，这是一家基于3D扫描和动作捕捉的高端数字替身的领先供应商，以进一步开发他们的“CTRL Human”平台，通过人工智能（AI）将化身带入生活。拟议的项目将以研究和开发（R&D）为中心，进一步实施他们最先进的虚拟人类发展平台，该平台模糊了真实和虚拟人之间的界限。其目标是大幅提升“CTRL Human”的能力，使开发商、内容创作者、品牌和企业能够在虚拟人类和化身中添加由人工智能和聊天机器人系统驱动的定制虚拟人类体验。虚拟人（VHs）是计算机生成的角色，具有人类的特征，并使用自然的人类方式进行交流，包括面部表情、语言和手势。未来五年，预计国际市场增长的两个重要领域：虚拟现实和增强现实（V/AR）以及人工智能的发展，使录像机的商业应用有了大幅增长的潜力。商业化机会存在于媒体和娱乐领域；所有部门的培训和模拟；支持在医疗保健、就地养老和教育等领域提供人与人之间的服务。然而，目前，研究和商业化受到各种因素的阻碍，包括端到端解决方案所需技术的复杂性。这个拟议的项目将使谢里登来自数字艺术、计算机科学和社会科学的研究人员团队与Quantum Capture合作，进一步开发一个平台，该平台将使公司受益匪浅，同时在加拿大多个经济和社会福利部门产生二次效益。该项目将利用谢里登在实时动画、动作捕捉、V/AR、移动计算、游戏和机器学习方面的研发优势。它还将有助于谢里登在多家公司和非营利组织的参与下建立一个全球重要的虚拟人研究集群的发展。

Sheridan College proposes to partner with Quantum Capture, a leading provider of high-end digital doubles based on 3D scanning and motion capture, in further development of their 'CTRL Human' platform that brings avatars to life through artificial intelligence (AI). The proposed project will centre on research and development (R&D) into further implementation of their state-of-the-art virtual human development platform that is blurring the lines between real and virtual people. The goal will be to significantly enhance the capacity of CTRL Human to allow developers, content creators, brands, and businesses to add customized virtual human experiences powered by AI and chatbot systems to virtual humans and avatars. Virtual humans (VHs) are computer-generated characters that exhibit human-like qualities and communicate using natural human modalities including facial expressions, speech and gesture. The potential for dramatic growth in commercial application of VHs is being enabled by developments in two significant areas of predicted international market growth over the next five years: virtual and augmented reality (V/AR), and AI. Commercialization opportunities exist within media and entertainment; training and simulation across all sectors; and support for human-to-human provision of services in areas such as healthcare, aging in place, and education. At present, however, research and commercialization are hampered by a variety of factors including the complexity of the technologies required within an end-to-end solution. This proposed project will enable a team of Sheridan researchers from the digital arts, computer sciences, and social sciences to work with Quantum Capture to further develop a platform that will significantly benefit the company while having secondary benefit throughout multiple Canadian economic and social welfare sectors. The project will leverage Sheridan's R&D strengths in real-time animation, motion capture, V/AR, mobile computing, gaming, and machine learning. It will also contribute to the development of a globally significant research cluster on virtual humans being established by Sheridan with participation of multiple companies and not-for-profit organizations.