Man-Machine Interface based on Director Metaphor for a TV program Production System
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We are developing a TV program production system utilizing the script description Language TVML(TV program Making Language). TVML is designed to describe a whole TV program with a natural language like scripting. We are also developing the TVML editor. Using the TVML editor user does not necessarily learn the TVML grammar and through the GUI he/she can easily generate a TVML script. To improve the maneuverability of the GUI for the TVML editor, we have newly developed a Director Metaphor. Through this metaphor, the user can give any directions to CG actors or props in a direct manipulation method by a simple mouse operation. In this paper, we will describe the concept of our Director Metaphor and the results of our prototype.
