A system for creating virtual reality content from make-believe games

International audiencePretend play is a storytelling technique, naturally used from very young ages, which relies on object substitution to represent the characters of the imagined story. We propose a system which assists the storyteller by generating a virtualized story from a recorded dialogue performed with 3D printed figurines. We capture the gestures and facial expressions of the storyteller using Kinect cameras and IMU sensors and transfer them to their virtual counterparts in the story-world. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate our system with an improvised story involving a prince and a witch, which was successfully recorded and transferred into 3D animation

Making Movies from Make-Believe Games

International audiencePretend play is a storytelling technique, naturally used from very young ages, which relies on object substitution to represent the characters of the imagined story. We propose "Make-believe", a system for making movies from pretend play by using 3D printed figurines as props. We capture the rigid motions of the figurines and the gestures and facial expressions of the storyteller using Kinect cameras and IMU sensors and transfer them to the virtual story-world. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate our system with an improvised story involving a prince and a witch, which was successfully recorded and transferred into 3D animation

Sépultures et ensembles funéraires du Second Âge du fer en Île-de-France et en Région Centre

L’inventaire de plus de 200 sites funéraires du Second Âge du fer découverts dans le Centre et l’Île-de-France permet de proposer au lecteur un aperçu, sous la forme de présentations thématiques, des gestes et pratiques funéraires, de la topographie des nécropoles ou des populations inhumées dans les deux régions. Ainsi, les auteurs proposent de courtes synthèses sur des éléments de paléodémographie des populations, sur les tumulus et les enclos funéraires ou encore sur la pratique de la crémation, les sépultures en silos ou les assemblages mobiliers.The inventory of more of more than 200 grave sites of the Late Iron Age located in the regions Centre and Île-de-France allow to offer the reader a quick survey, in the form of shorts thematic subjects concerning funerary handlings and practices, the topography of the cemeteries or the deceased population of these two regions. Therefore, the authors offer short summaries on paleo-demographic components concerning the local population, on tumuli and funeral enclosures as well as on funerary pratices such as cremation, burials in silos or on the combination of grave goods

L’âge du Fer en Basse-Normandie. Gestes funéraires en Gaule au Second-Âge du Fer. Volumes I et II

Cet ouvrage est la publication des actes du 33e colloque international de l’AFEAF, qui s’est tenu à Caen, du 20 au 24 mai 2009. De même que le colloque, il comprend deux parties. La première, qui contient dix-sept contributions, traite de l’actualité des recherches sur l’Âge du fer en Basse-Normandie, une région qui a connu un renouvellement important de la documentation permettant d’appréhender les dynamiques d’occupation et les formes d’organisation territoriale durant la Protohistoire. Plusieurs bilans synthétiques concernant l’habitat rural, les sites fortifiés et la culture matérielle, sont, entre autres, proposés ici. La seconde partie de l’ouvrage traite du thème de la mort et des pratiques funéraires durant la période Ve-Ier siècles avant J.-C. ; elle contient vingt-deux contributions. Ce sujet a été abordé en privilégiant quelques axes de réflexion, de façon à faciliter les comparaisons entre régions. À travers des bilans synthétiques, le thème spécialisé du colloque est traité à l’échelle de la Gaule, avec les éclairages de plusieurs régions de l’Europe celtique.This is the publication of the proceedings of the 33rd AFEAF symposium held in Caen from the 20th to the 24th of May 2009. Like the symposium, this book is divided in two parts. The first part, with its 17 contributions, deals with the current knowledge about the Iron Age in Lower Normandy. An important renewal of the documentation concerning this region allows a better understanding of the occupational processes and territorial organization existing throughout Protohistory. This first part also includes several summary reports on rural settlements, fortified sites as well as finds. The second part of the book, with 22 contributions, deals with the subject of death and funerary practices during the 5th to 1st centuries BC. The subject was discussed focussing on a chosen number of thoughts as to make it easier to compare between different regions. Various summary reports allow an overview of this specialized topic throughout Gaul with perspectives from other regions of Celtic Europe