VHD: a system for directing real-time virtual actors

In this paper, we present a new system dedicated to the real-time productio n of multimedia products and TV shows involving multiple virtual actors and presenters. This system, named VHD (Virtual Human Director), may also be u sed for character animation on high-level systems and interaction with Web- based applications. The user can create virtual stories by directing all ac tions in real time. It is similar to a movie producer directing actors duri ng filming but with more control given to the director in the sense that ev erything is decided and controlled by the same person. To make this complic ated task possible, in a useable way, we based the interaction on the high- level control of the virtual actor.