3D-avatarskaparen
Three-dimensional avatarsVirtual charactersFace scanningStereo imageStereo visionBody and face geometryReconstructionBody and face texturing
This project report shows the work around a mockup to a three-dimensional avatar-making application. An avatar-making application is a computer-based software program in which it is possible to create your own personal virtual character. The possibility to use three-dimensional avatars can in the future be essential for adding extra personal information or characteristics to social communication over the internet or over mobile phones. The problem of transforming a physical form and reconstruct it to a virtual basis has been an important problem to solve for many companies and software developers in the, for instance, virtual worlds area. Methods and ideas over making this transformation is the key throughout this project. The project has been a great opportunity to work with the methods of standard technical product development, but also with specially customized methods. Prestudies has given the information to the group to be able to come up with new ideas around avatar making. The mockup is a film that shows an example of an avatar-making application. The interface and layout of an application of this kind is also a part of the project. The company, Agency9 is an innovative company that came up with the first ideas of making a new application in the mentioned area. This project group had the great opportunity to study and add ideas to this project.