Workshop on Virtual Humans and Crowds in Immersive Environments
Explore cutting-edge techniques for creating believable virtual humans and crowds in immersive environments during this IEEE VR 2022 workshop. Delve into state-of-the-art character and crowd animation methods for interactive agents, examining how virtual reality can leverage recent advancements. Discover new research opportunities enabled by populated virtual environments and discuss technological requirements for future applications. Engage with a cross-community panel of experts from various research areas and industry to address key questions about animation quality, rendering, agent autonomy, and expected interactivity levels. Gain insights into perception-action loops, virtual boxer simulations, user studies, and style design approaches. Participate in discussions that may lead to new intersectoral collaborations and advancements in the field of virtual humans and crowds.