한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론 (Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory)

한국정보과학회 (Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers)
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재사용성 및 용이성을 위한 계층적 아바타 행위 스크립트 언어의 정의

Definition and Application of a Layered Avatar Behavior Script Language for Reusability and Simplicity

  • 김재경 (연세대학교 컴퓨터과학과) ;
  • 최승혁 (연세대학교 컴퓨터과학과) ;
  • 손원성 (경인교육대학교 컴퓨터학과) ;
  • 임순범 (숙명여자대학교 컴퓨터과학과) ;
  • 최윤철 (연세대학교 컴퓨터과학과)
  • 발행 : 2006.08.01
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초록

아바타 스크립트 언어는 사이버 공간에서 아바타의 동작을 제어하기 위해서 사용되는 명령어들로 이루어져있다. 사용자가 아바타 동작 스크립트 언어를 쉽게 작성하기 위해서는 스크립트 언어의 행위표현이 복잡한 하위수준 동작 표현 요소로부터 최대한 추상화되어야 한다. 또한 작성된 시나리오 스크립트 가 다양한 구현환경에 적용 될 수 있는 표준적인 구조를 가지고 있어야 한다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 작업수준 행위, 상위수준 동작 및 기본 동작 스크립트 언어로 구성된 계층적 아바타 행위 표현 언어를 정의하였다. 각 계층의 언어는 사용자의 스크립트 작성을 위한 행위 요소와 아바타 동작 시퀀스 및 구현 환경의 기하 정보를 분리하여 표현한다. 제안 언어를 통하여 사용자는 추상화된 스크립트 작성이 가능하며 작성된 스크립트는 번역 과정을 거쳐 다양한 구현 환경에 적용이 가능하다 구현 결과에서는 제안 기법을 적용한 시스템을 구축하여 사이버 교육 도메인 환경에서 아바타 스크립트 시나리오의 작성 과정 및 스크립트가 다양한 응용 프로그램에 유연하게 적용되는 것을 보여준다.

An avatar script language consists of commands set which is used to control avatar behaviors in cyberspace. The script language should be abstract from complex low-level concepts, so that a user can write down a scenario script easily without concerning about physical motion parameters. Also, the script should be defined in a standard format and structure to allow reusing in various implementation tools. In this paper, a layered script language is proposed for avatar behavior representation and control, which consists of task-level behavior, high-level motion and primitive motion script language. The script language of each layer represents behavior elements for a scenario scripting interface, an avatar motion sequence, and geometric information of implementation environment, respectively. Therefore, a user can create a scenario script by abstract behavior interface and a script can be applied to various implementations by the proposed translating process. A presentation domain is chosen for applying the proposed script language and the implementation result shows that the script is flexibly applied in several applications.

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