David K. Elson, Mark O. Riedl Machinima is a low-cost
alternative to full production filmmaking. However, creating
quality cinematic visualizations with existing machinima
techniques still requires a high degree of talent and effort. We
introduce a lightweight artificial intelligence system, Cambot,
that can be used to assist in machinima production. Cambot takes
a script as input and produces a cinematic visualization. Unlike
other virtual cinematography systems, Cambot favors an offline
algorithm coupled with an extensible library of specific modular
and reusable facets of cinematic knowledge. One of the
advantages of this approach to virtual cinematography is a tight
coordination between the positions and movements of the camera
and the actors. Subjects: 6.1 Life-Like Characters 6.2
Multimedia Submitted: Mar 27, 2007