Section: New Software and Platforms

The Theater

Keywords: Interactive Scenarios - 3D animation - Storytelling

Scientific Description

The Theater is a software framework to develop interactive scenarios in virtual 3D environments. The framework provides means to author and orchestrate 3D character behaviors and simulate them in real-time. The tools provide a basis to build a range of 3D applications, from simple simulations with reactive behaviors, to complex storytelling applications including narrative mechanisms such as flashbacks.

Functional Description

The Theater is Unity 3D application. XML descriptions are used to specify characters behaviors.

• Contact: Marc Christie