The Virtual Human Markup Language often abbreviated as VHML is a
markup language
Markup language refers to a text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship between its parts. Markup is often used to control the display of the document ...
used for the
computer animation
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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
Computer facial animation is primarily an area of computer graphics that encapsulates methods and techniques for generating and animating images or models of a character face. The character can be a human, a humanoid, an animal, a legendary creatu ...
,
text to Speech
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, and
multimedia
Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to tradi ...
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
Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) is part of the family of XML markup languages. It mirrors or extends versions of the widely used HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the language in which Web pages are formulated.
While HTML, prior t ...
(XHTML)
* Dialogue Manager Markup Language (DMML)
See also
*
Rich Representation Language The Rich Representation Language, often abbreviated as RRL, is a computer animation language specifically designed to facilitate the interaction of two or more animated characters.Intelligent virtual agents: 6th international working conference'' by ...
Sources
External links
VHML.org
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Markup languages