Hmm, I haven't checked the license lately, but the Holodesk Communicator 1.0
avatars are supposed to be limited to use within the Holodesk Telepresence
Network. Should check the license to confirm that is still part of it.
Anyway, they're not "proprietary technology". They are h-anim 1.1 with a
Level-of-Articulation which is generally only 1 or 2 joints shy of LOA 1 (as
defined by h-anim).
Note: the h-anim avatar wrapper (which takes care of all the gestures) is
heavily dependent on Holodesk Communicator features that aren't available
elsewhere yet (including Living-Worlds-style message nodes, custom
selectors, etceteras).
http://www.holodesk.com/hd/support/help/avatars/avatars.html
Gives you snapshots of the Holodesk Communicator 1.0 avatars, as you can
see, no Pamela Anderson types.
Cheers,
Mike
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Mike C. Fletcher -- Virtual Environment Designer
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http://www.vrtelecom.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miriam English [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 8:33 PM
> To: Brid Barron
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: sample avatars
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> * Holodesk uses gesturing VRML avatars. I think the avatars are probably
> proprietary, but it wouldn't hurt to ask them. They are a nice bunch of
> people at VRTelecom.
> http://www.holodesk.com/hd/home/index.html
> http://www.vrtelecom.com/
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