1. Multimedia Authoring II
Lecturer:
Zhisheng Huang
Anton Eliens
Teaching Assistant:
Winoe Bhikharie
Erik Kruithof
DLP Technical Support:
Cees Visser

2. Multimedia Authoring I: VRML
Advantages:
3D Scenes
Web-Based
Cross Platform
Multimedia Support
Text-based file

3. VRML: Expected Extensions
Efficient Behavior Control: VRML+JAVA
Multi Users Support: VRML+JAVA
Convenience in Navigation: VRML+JAVA+PROLOG, for navigation assistants
Intelligent virtual agents: VRML+JAVA+PROLOG

4. Functions and Approaches

5. Distributed Logic Programming DLP
VRML+JAVA+PROLOG = DLP+VRML

6. Why DLP Object-oriented parallel prolog Web3D support
TCP/IP support for network communication
Java-based. All DLP programs are compiled into java classes
Efficiency for programming
Reasonably good performance

7. STEP: a scripting language for embodied agents
(Scripting Technology for Embodied Persona)

8. FACT : STEP Source Code (1.0)

9. Schedule: Lectures STEP: a scripting language for 3D agents
Monday, , Room S111, Week 18-21,24-26
Introduction and Demonstrations.
PROLOG and DLP
DLP for Virtual Environments
Agent, Web Agent, 3D Web Agent
Avatar Design and Control
STEP: a scripting language for 3D agents

10. Schedule: Practical Work and Exercises
Thursday
Computer Lab S353 (S345), Week 19-20,23-25
Use Internet Explorer for VRML Browser (Blaxxun)
DLP works under Microsoft Java Virtual Machine.
Do not use Netscape and Firefox which rely on Sun Java Virtual Machine to run DLP compiled Java applets.

11. Final Assignment Jointly work on a project in teams of two.
Register your team to
Before Week 23
Report your system design in Week 26
Submit your work before Sept. 30, 2006.

12. Syllabus

13. Schedule: Project Presentation
Student Presentation: System Design
in Week 26

14. Final Grade
20% from the weekly exercises
80% from the final project

15. MMA2 public website: http://wasp.cs.vu.nl/mma2
DLP website:
index.html
MMA2 website at the blackboard.

16. Demonstration Student project (2002): Wayout
(Jasper Soetendal and Liou Yamane)
Student Project (2003): Amazing Labyrinth
(Tim Verweij and Pascal Snijders Blok)
Student Project (2004): S.C.U.M
(Winoe Bhikharie and KH Cheng)
Pamela: A 3D web agent
STEP authoring tools
WASP Soccer Games

17. Wayout Jasper Soetendal and Liou Yamane, 2002

18. Amazing Labyrinth Tim Verweij and Pascal Snijders Blok, 2003

19. S.C.U.M Winoe Bhikharie and KH Cheng, 2004