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Virtual Human Markup Language

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The Virtual Human Markup Language often abbreviated as VHML is a markup language used for the computer animation of human bodies and facial expressions.[1] The language is designed to describe various aspects of human-computer interactions with regards to facial animation, text to Speech, and multimedia information.

Format

VHML consists of the following so-called "sub-languages":

  • Emotional Markup Language (EML)
  • Gesture Markup Language (GML)
  • Speech Markup Language (SML)
  • Facial Animation Markup Language (FAML)
  • Body Animation Markup Language (BAML)
  • Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
  • Dialogue Manager Markup Language (DMML)

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Data-driven 3D facial animation by Zhigang Deng, Ulrich Neumann 2007 ISBN 1-84628-906-8 page 54