I do Human Animation with Java, Java3d & VRML ... ... and you can to ... For Human Animation use : - H-Anim, the Web3d Human Animation Standard. - VRML / X3D, the Web3d Graphics Standard. - Java3d or Java 1.1. " Human Animation Web Demo with Java 1.1 & VRML " --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/H-Anim_Avatars.html Features : - H-Anin Avatars ( 4 plus a Talking Monkey & a Biped Tank ) - Skinned ( Seamless Avatar ) " Flexi Girl " - Interactive Darts Game - Gesturing & Signing Avatars ( Nancy Walks & Runs ) - Custom Limb Tree & Dial Joint GUI / Controls - Portable & Standard Java, Portable & Standard VRML. - VRML files & H-Anim models portable to Java3D - Custom Java Nodes for H-Anim ( Joints, etc ) by me. - Announced to H-Anim list Oct 6, 2000 & Flexi Girl VRML file : http://www.vrml.org/WorkingGroups/h-anim/hypermail/2000/0297.html VRML Data file for Java 1.1 and / or Java3d : http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/shout3d/models/H-Anim/ nancy_H-Anim_x3d.wrl VRML, X3D, and H-Anim for Java / Java3D Human Animation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- " X3D ( VRML-200x ) Loaders for Java3d " ------------------------------------------------ http://www.web3d.org/TaskGroups/x3d/Xj3D/HowToInstall.html " VRML & Java3D : Portable Graphics for a Portable Language " http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=633953850 Interested in Human Animation ? ------------------------------------ You really, really should subscribe to the www-vrml & h-anim lists ... H-Anim ( Human Animation ) : http://www.h-anim.org/ ----------------------------------- & the mail lists : http://www.vrml.org/WorkingGroups/h-anim/hypermail/ http://www.web3d.org/www-vrml/ MPEG-4, H-Anim & Java : Human Animation Works Now MPEG-4 -- streaming modeled 3d Human Animation --- works with Java as has been demonstrated by MoMuSys ... __ MPEG-4 Implementated with Java ( MoMuSys ) __ | | The tools have been implemented in | an MS Windows environment, using | JAVA to allow a high flexibility in | the development phase and an easy | portability to other OS platforms. | Also, a minimal effort is needed to | implement an applet version for | running in an intranet/internet browser. | http://www.tnt.uni-hannover.de/plain/project/eu/ momusys/docs/ibc99/Brochure/Brochure.html#_Toc466706989 momusys/docs/mobsummit99/10305.pdf momusys/docs/ibc99/Brochure/Image9.gif Note the "Java" coffee cup logo, above ; ^ ) __ MPEG-4 with H-Anim & Java __ | | I put this demo on the web. Everything is written in | Java and the player is based on a mpeg4 java package | which handles the initial mpeg4 BAP (Body Animation | Parameters) file (ascii version of mpeg4) and convert | it to be able to apply values to a HANIM 1.1 body | (through the use of the EAIHuman java package). | ... The URL is : | http://ligwww.epfl.ch/~babski/StandardBody/mpeg4/ | | ( Christian Babski, 1999 ) http://www.vrml.org/WorkingGroups/h-anim/hypermail/1999/0157.html MPEG-4 Demo with H-Anim & Java ( Christian Babski ) ------------------------------------------ http://ligwww.epfl.ch/~babski/StandardBody/mpeg4/mpeg4.html - Requires Java, VRML plug-in, IE ?, & proper persmission settings. Note : this is slow, dumping the Script Node gave higher speeds. http://ligwww.epfl.ch/~babski/StandardBody/mpeg4/#c2 | Java is a part of MPEG-4, and is seen to | play an important role. The goal of the | initiative is to develop within a few months, | syntax and techniques for integration of HTML | and VRML/BIFS content, and for the use of | MPEG-4 for streaming of object-based and | HTML content. | http://www.aic-initiative.org/faq.htm#1 __ MPEG-4 & G3 & Java __ September 25, 2000 __ | | Rob Koenen of KPN Research, M4IF's president, expects | licensing of MPEG-4 Visual to begin early next year. | ... Those systems include the MP4 file format, the | components for interactivity and MPEG-J, the | Java application programming interfaces for MPEG-4. | http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?EET20000925S0016 " MPEG-4 Industry Forum " : http://www.m4if.org/ " Sun Joins MPEG-4 Industry Forum " http://java.sun.com/pr/2000/09/spotnews/sn000912.html " MPEG-4 Spec " ------------------- http://www.cselt.it/mpeg/standards/mpeg-4/mpeg-4.htm " MPEG-4 / Web3d Convergence Plan " ( Web3d's VRML-MPEG4 group ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- http://www.web3d.org/WorkingGroups/vrml-mpeg4/mpeg4-web3d.html " Motion Capture Driven Human Animatiom Model " ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/gait_model.html " MPEG-2 Video Player & the Java Media Framework ( JMF ) " --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/gait_analysis_tutor.html " H-Anim Model with VRML plug-in & Java EAI Control " ------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/HAnimPoser.html -- Paul, Java Developer & Web Animator. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Imaging the Imagined : Modeling with Math & a Keyboard" =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". 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