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This paper details the research being done at Curtin University in creating a Virtual Human
Markup Language (VHML) that allows interactive Talking Heads to be directed by text marked up in XML.
This direction makes the interaction more effective. The language is designed to accommodate the various
aspects of Human-Computer Interaction with regards to Facial Animation, Body Animation, Dialogue
Manager interaction, Text to Speech production, Emotional Representation plus Hyper and Multi Media
information. This paper also points to audio and visual examples of the use of an early version of the
language. VHML is currently being used in several Talking Head applications as well as a Mentoring System.
Finally we discuss the future development of VHML. The VHML development and implementation is part of
a three-year European Union Fifth Framework project called InterFace.
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Talking Heads Technology Workshop