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    Area of Science:

    • Computer Graphics
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Virtual Reality

    Background:

    • Creating realistic and interactive virtual human characters is crucial for immersive virtual environments.
    • Existing platforms often lack flexibility and modularity in character animation, navigation, and behavior systems.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce ADAPT, a flexible platform for designing and authoring functional human characters in virtual environments.
    • To integrate character animation, navigation, and behavior into a cohesive framework for narrative scene production.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a modular animation system supporting locomotion, reaching, gaze tracking, gesturing, and reactions.
    • Implemented a navigation component with predictive steering for dynamic obstacle avoidance in complex environments.
    • Created a centralized, event-driven behavior framework for authoring individual decision-making and inter-actor interactions.

    Main Results:

    • The ADAPT platform offers a decoupled, modular structure for easy extension of animation functionality.
    • Characters can autonomously navigate complex virtual spaces, effectively avoiding dynamic obstacles.
    • Users can author sophisticated character behaviors and interactions through a centralized event-driven model.

    Conclusions:

    • ADAPT provides a comprehensive and flexible solution for creating purposeful virtual human characters.
    • The platform facilitates the production of rich narrative scenes by integrating advanced animation, navigation, and behavior systems.
    • ADAPT's modularity and centralized behavior model offer significant advantages for virtual character development.