The authors present an innovative virtual theater in which the language of performance joins advanced technologies for educational goals On the stage of this pioneering theatrical environment human actors interact with 3D faces ("talking heads") on a wide screen These synthetic characters are endowed with emotional expressions and voices and resemble famous personalities such as Pythagoras and Einstein The performance aims at the exposition of difficult subjects in various fields and making learning enjoyable and entertaining

Connecting Art and Science for Education: Learning through an Advanced Virtual Theater with "Talking Heads"

BILOTTA, Eleonora;PANTANO, Pietro Salvatore;
2010-01-01

Abstract

The authors present an innovative virtual theater in which the language of performance joins advanced technologies for educational goals On the stage of this pioneering theatrical environment human actors interact with 3D faces ("talking heads") on a wide screen These synthetic characters are endowed with emotional expressions and voices and resemble famous personalities such as Pythagoras and Einstein The performance aims at the exposition of difficult subjects in various fields and making learning enjoyable and entertaining
2010
Art and Science; Virtual Theater; Talking Heads
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