Animation in Virtual Reality Environments - A Look Ahead on Virtual Companions

With animation software and technologyIndeed, I bet we could use some of their
enhancements avatars used in augmented realityresearch to see if we can accelerate various uses
and virtual reality environments as companions,of animation concepts in the virtual environments
tutors, and online cartoon-like friends, animation isof the future. Perhaps, bring some of this obvious
surely uniting the real world with an imaginary one.reality of future periods to fruition on a shorter
Some of the greatest uses of artificial intelligencetime-line.
software is used in animation and VRAnimated characters that are close to real life
environments.people would be a smart step in getting humans
As for a human assistant VR companion, Carnegieused to participating with such computer
Mellon University is doing some work on this, asgenerated systems treating them like people, as
they also had some funding about 5-years ago tothat will be the next step for us as we progress
develop assistants that could read manuals andwith such technologies. Many science fiction
repeat them in laymen's terms for mechanicsauthors have discussed such probable futures, and
working on high-tech equipment, walking themit appears we are nearly there.
thru the process.