• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.233-257
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• 2009

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of 3D avatar-based Virtual Reality chatting on college students' English learning achievement. Forty college sophomore students participated at this study and the research lesson continued for 8 weeks. They were administered to take a pretest to evaluate their vocabulary knowledge and writing skills. Their progress was assessed on the basis of midterm. Finally, a post-questionnaire was administered to measure their interest and understanding toward their learning experience in 3D avatar-based Virtual chatting. The results of this study indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the control group and experimental group with respect to their midterm scores and writing. The result of the post-survey indicated the interest of English was statistically higher than the understanding of English.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.225-228
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• 2005

얼굴표정은 상대방에게 자신의 감정과 생각을 간접적으로 나타내는 중요한 의사소통의 표현이 되며 상대방에게 직접적인 표현방법의 수단이 되기도 한다. 이러한 표현 방법은 컴퓨터를 매개체로 하는 메신저간의 의사 전달에 있어서 얼굴표정을 사용함으로써 상대방의 감정을 문자로만 인식하는 것이 아니라 현재 상대방이 느끼는 내적인 감정까지 인식하여 대화할 수 있다. 본 논문은 3D 메시로 구성된 얼굴 모델을 이용하여 사용자가 입력한 한글 메시지의 한글 음절을 분석 추출 하고, 3D 얼굴 메시에 서 8개의 입술 제어점을 사용하여 입 모양의 변화를 보여주는 3D Avatar 아바타 메신저 시스템을 설계 및 구현 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.04d
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• pp.40-42
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• 2003

We implement a 3D virtual conference using IPv6 multicast protocol suites. PIM-SM(Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode) is chosen for multicast. To provide users with the virtual reality that they are actually participating in an academic conference, 3D interface is built on VRML. Various multicast activities such as join/leave of a user into/out of sessions are represented by enter/exit of corresponding avatar to maximize the "sense of presence."nce."quot;

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.569-577
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• 2014

From the year 2009, 3D Stereoscopic movies and TV have been spotlighted after the huge success of a movie called "AVATAR". Moreover, most of 3D movies & contents are created by mixing real-life shots & virtual animated pictures, such as "Robocop 3", "Transformer 4" as shown in 2014. However, the stereoscopic 3D video film shooting with a traditional stereoscopic rig camera system, takes much more time to set the rig system and adjust the system setting for proper film making which necessarily resulting in bigger cost. In fact, these problems have depreciated the success of Avatar as decreasing demand for 3D stereoscopic video shooting. In this paper, inherent problems of traditional stereoscopic rig camera system are analyzed, and as a solution for the problems, a novel implementations of single-lens optical stereoscopic 3D camera system is suggested. The new system can be implemented to a technology for separating two lights when even those lights passing through in the same optical axis. The system has advantages of adjusting the setting and taking video compared with traditional stereoscopic 3D rig systems. Furthermore, this system can acquire comfortable 3D stereoscopic video because of the good characteristics of geometrical errors. This paper will be discussed the single-lens stereoscopic 3D camera system using rolling shutters, it will be tested geometrical errors of this system. Lastly, other types of single lens stereoscopic 3D camera system are discussed to develop the promising future of this system.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.157-164
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• 2011

Since the movie "Avatar" made world-widely a big success, people's interest to 3D stereoscopic vision has been increasing explosively. However, it is hard to predict that for how long this tremendous attention to 3D stereoscopic would last; consumers have accumulated experience and predominant consciousness from social and cultural environmental various factors. This paper, we will try to see how people interact with 3D stereo through the empirical study. Using Jannett (2009)'s immersion questionnaire, we will measure how different people get immersed while playing game in 3D stereoscopic and 2D.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.37-50
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• 2009

Recently, as individual 3D avatars are rapidly generalized in internet sites, its commercial applications for fashion business are being tried in ubiquitous fashion shopping era. In this research, we have investigated and analyzed patent problems of 3D avatar including personal body data to activate the fashion business using 3D avatars. Here, considering the patents for 3D face and body generation methods are already published, this research is focused on whole 3D body avatar obtained from individual body information. Firstly, definition of 3D avatar and its application cases have been investigated and then it has been researched whether or not legal protections by patent law, copyright law, computer program protection law, design protection law and fair competition laws are feasible in view of the subjects to be protected in each law and requirements for such protections. It was revealed that patent law may provide legal protections for 3D avatar and domestic and foreign patents related to 3D avatar have been researched.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.6 no.8
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• pp.1310-1318
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• 2002

In this study, we developed a 3D facial modeler and animator that will not use the existing method by 3D scanner or camera. Without expensive image-input equipments, we can easily create 3D models only using front and side images. The system is available to animate 3D facial models as we connect to animation server on the WWW which is independent from specific platforms and softwares. It was implemented using Java 3D API. The facial modeler detects MPEG-4 FDP(Facial Definition Parameter) feature points from 2D input images, creates 3D facial model modifying generic facial model with the points. The animator animates and renders the 3D facial model according to MPEG-4 FAP(Facial Animation Parameter). This system can be used for generating an avatar on WWW.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.109-117
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• 2013

아바타로 촉발된 3D 영상에 대한 기대가 실감영상의 궁극인 홀로그래피로 확장되면서 홀로그래피가 실감미디어 기술로 인식되고 있다. 그러나 홀로그래피 기술은 기존의 방송, 통신, 미디어 기술들과 달리 매우 다양한 분야에서 활용되어 왔다. 디지털 홀로그래피 기술은 아직 원천 기술 개발단계에 있으나 실감영상에 대한 기대감, 유사홀로그래피의 등장 등으로 디지털 홀로그래피의 상용화를 위해서는 산업 및 시장에 대한 전략적인 설정이 필요하며, 이를 기반으로 상용화 전략을 수립해야 할 것이다.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02b
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• pp.362-369
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• 2006

3 차원 그래픽스에 적용하는 한국어 립씽크 합성 체계를 연구하여, 말소리에 대응하는 자연스러운 립씽크를 자동적으로 생성하도록 하는 디자인 시스템을 연구 개발하였다. 페이셜애니메이션은 크게 나누어 감정 표현, 즉 표정의 애니메이션과 대화 시 입술 모양의 변화를 중심으로 하는 대화 애니메이션 부분으로 구분할 수 있다. 표정 애니메이션의 경우 약간의 문화적 차이를 제외한다면 거의 세계 공통의 보편적인 요소들로 이루어지는 반면 대화 애니메이션의 경우는 언어에 따른 차이를 고려해야 한다. 이와 같은 문제로 인해 영어권 및 일본어 권에서 제안되는 음성에 따른 립싱크 합성방법을 한국어에 그대로 적용하면 청각 정보와 시각 정보의 부조화로 인해 지각의 왜곡을 일으킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위해 표기된 텍스트를 한국어 발음열로 변환, HMM 알고리듬을 이용한 입력 음성의 시분할, 한국어 음소에 따른 얼굴특징점의 3 차원 움직임을 정의하는 과정을 거쳐 텍스트와 음성를 통해 3 차원 대화 애니메이션을 생성하는 한국어 립싱크합성 시스템을 개발 실제 캐릭터 디자인과정에 적용하도록 하였다. 또한 본 연구는 즉시 적용이 가능한 3 차원 캐릭터 애니메이션뿐만 아니라 아바타를 활용한 동적 인터페이스의 요소기술로서 사용될 수 있는 선행연구이기도 하다. 즉 3 차원 그래픽스 기술을 활용하는 영상디자인 분야와 HCI 에 적용할 수 있는 양면적 특성을 지니고 있다. 휴먼 커뮤니케이션은 언어적 대화 커뮤니케이션과 시각적 표정 커뮤니케이션으로 이루어진다. 즉 페이셜애니메이션의 적용은 보다 인간적인 휴먼 커뮤니케이션의 양상을 지니고 있다. 결국 인간적인 상호작용성이 강조되고, 보다 편한 인간적 대화 방식의 휴먼 인터페이스로 그 미래적 양상이 변화할 것으로 예측되는 아바타를 활용한 인터페이스 디자인과 가상현실 분야에 보다 폭넓게 활용될 수 있다.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.91-112
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• 2008

Recently, the virtual world where avatars are playing crucial roles in connecting users with each other receives much attention from practioners as well as academicians. Especially, Second Life is one of the most prevailing website where 3-D avatars can be easily designed in line with for users' personal tastes. However, there are no studies showing how the selling agents designed in 3-D avatars can affect customer trust and purchase intention in the context of virtual world. This study is concerned with suggesting the empirical results to fill in the research void like this. Results reveal that the proposed hypotheses are proven with statistical significance.