iVizLab

interactive visualization lab

research in socially based 3D visualization and interactivity

Research Projects



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faceToolKit - A 3D Facial ToolKit

faceToolKit - A 3D Facial ToolKit
A system for creating, animating and communicating with 3D faces types. This dev toolkit is based on a hierarchical parametric approach allowing for an additive realtime language of expressions, emotions and lip-sync sequences..   more

iFACE - Comprehensive Environment for Interactive Face Animation

iFACE - Comprehensive Environment for Interactive Face Animation
Introducing the concept of Face Multimedia Object (FMO), iFACE develops an integrated framework for working with FMO by defining and implementing the necessary functionality (3D and 2D) and exposing proper interfaces to a variety of application types (Web clients, GUI programs, and interactive users).   more

Evolving Creative Computer Programs using Genetic Programming

Evolving Creative Computer Programs using Genetic Programming
This research uses creative evolutionary systems to explore computer creativity for various applications: in our first pass - evolving a family of abstract portrait panter programs.   more

Virutal Beluga Project - Vancouver Aquarium

Virutal Beluga Project - Vancouver Aquarium
An interactive beluga whale pod simulation for the Vancouver Aquarium which uses realistic 3D graphics and an artificial intelligent system. It was informed by research data from the live belugas.   more

Painterly Portrait NPR Project

Painterly Portrait NPR Project
Can you build a computer parameterized model of the cognitive process or open methodolgy that human portrait painters use. This interdisiplanary toolkit research project automatically generates painterly output from people photographs and cognitive parameters.   more

MusicFace

MusicFace
Music-driven Emotionally Expressive Face (MusicFace) creates 'facial choreography' driven by musical input. Structural and emotion data are extracted from the music via a fuzzy rule based system and remapped to 'equivelents' in face space.   more

A Social Metaphor-based Virtual Communities (voiceAvatar)

A Social Metaphor-based Virtual Communities (voiceAvatar)
The goal of this project is to deliver a rich experience of human socialization and telepresence via a voice-enabled web3D avatar community by emulating natural socal metaphors.   more

GenFace - Exploring FaceSpace with Genetic Algorithms

GenFace - Exploring FaceSpace with Genetic Algorithms
genFace uses a genetic algorithm technique to search through a large multi-dimensional space of correlated faces -- making it possible to traverse a path from any face to any other face, morphing through locally similar faces along that path.   more

Virtual CoLab Project

Virtual CoLab Project
Researching how mathematicians (& scientists) using 3D v-environments can collaborate with each other using 3D with rich media objects (browsers, video, 3D models, animation), avatar embodiments and spatial user interface constructs.   more

SFU/FIT Colaborative Design Project

SFU/FIT Colaborative Design Project
Using virtual tools, this was an interdisciplinary, cross-institutional effort in collaborative design, distance learning and virtual performance culminating in a co-designed fashion show and performance.   more

KnowViz

KnowViz
An interactive 3D knowledge visualization system that explores a more intuitive approach to knowledge and data visualization. An open source, cross platform programming project using openGL, Python and XML. Now working with Connection's James Burke.   more