The Virtual Human Markup Language often abbreviated as VHML is a
markup language
A markup language is a Encoding, text-encoding system which specifies the structure and formatting of a document and potentially the relationships among its parts. Markup can control the display of a document or enrich its content to facilitate au ...
used for the
computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating Film, moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images. Virtu ...
of human bodies and facial expressions.
[''Data-driven 3D facial animation'' by Zhigang Deng, Ulrich Neumann 2007 page 54] The language is designed to describe various aspects of human-computer interactions with regards to
facial animation,
text to Speech, and
multimedia
Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms, such as Text (literary theory), writing, Sound, audio, images, animations, or video, into a single presentation. T ...
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
*
Rich Representation Language
Sources
External links
VHML.org
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Markup languages