Interface[s] Montréal

Digital Animation

Michel Fleury

Darwin Dimensions

The Darwin project and the beginning of a virtual humanity

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The presentation will focus on new area of development that open the Darwin Selector in numerical animation of virtual characters. How can the Darwin Library launch a real virtual evolution and open new domains of applications for 3D. We will discuss the role of virtual character in those territories. We will question the strategy of development of the Darwin library and its role in the launching of a real virtual evolution. We will look also at the pleasure associate to play with the Selector this game of evolution.

We will also present the concept of the Darwin Agency in showing a first actor, very realistic and able to project emotions. The fundamental question: an agency of virtual actors can it be viable commercially?

Finally we will discuss the issues of real time and the future of interactive characters in this new land of opportunities.

Le Sélecteur

Michel Fleury, PhD has done his studies in the field of mathematic and computer graphics. He has work 5 years at Télé-Université of Quebec and 25 years at the School of Design. He has implanted various computer laboratory for teaching 2D and 3D at UQAM. Since 86 most of his time, either for teaching or research has been spend in the most fascinating field of 3D. Has director of the Institute of new medias at UQAM he was in the group who has founded Hexagram. He has also to his credits the production of few shorts films of 3D animation. One of them, Sentinelles, has won many international distinctions. Today Michel Fleury begins a new career has an entrepreneur and will devote his coming years to the development of Darwin Dimensions.