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I am looking to build a voice based interactive automation system. To make the experience more realistic I am looking for 3D avatars that could read a given text(response) in real time.
The closest I found something on the net is Ultra HAL for windows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEtgfXbpCqI). I need something similar, expressive, programmable through an API and preferable for a MAC or Linux. TTS is not that mandatory.
Thanks for the help.
Sadly there is nothing comparable to the (15 year old) Haptek avatar technology (the underlying tech Ultra HAL uses). Even on the Windows platform. We use Haptek for Cassandra for all the reasons you want such a package. To my knowledge nothing else supports such high quality, 3D, emotively & verbally autonomous characters. Note: In-game 3D avatars are all carefully scripted and acted scenes and not actually interactive.
I would like to extend the question/request to the Android platform. Many developers could make great use of that. Cassandra certainly would.
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I'm looking for a VR solution (presumably software for an Oculus or Vive device) that presents 2 to 4 high-resolution development displays. The main requirement is that it provides all the functionality a software developer needs for part-time use.
Although I welcome you to include your favorite solution and note its benefits, as StackOverflow is not for product comparison any solution will answer my question.
It's OK if this isn't suitable for full work-week use, such as concerns about eyestrain from 8 hours of straight use (although severe eyestrain after short use would make it unusable), but it's not OK if I lose key currently-standard functionality commonly used by most developers, such as ability to run multiple displays and snap an IDE to fill one and a browser to fill another, ability to have a high resolution or high virtual resolution, poor text quality, or ability to use a debugger.
I'd prefer one that I can use with a laptop as a mobile solution outside (yes, I know, the headset ruins the beach), but it isn't required.
Does something like that exist?
Check out Virtual Desktop. The resolution of the Rift & Vive is still a bit low to use this for coding & development but it's got a lot of potential!
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For the last two weeks I have been researching the GIS world for a project I have been tasked with. The end goal is to have thousands of GPS points with information bubbles when you click on the point. This was a pretty simple task and now I'm moving onto the next part of this and I need some help to point me in the correct direction for me to research. What I'm trying to accomplish is to have an Alarm go off when I'm within a certain proximity to these points. I know the OpenGEO suite along with QGis has some GPS functions but what I'm looking for is something that can be used by someone either VIA web or a PC or mobile Application that will alarm on proximity. I have also been looking into Leaflet and OpenLayers in hopes I can do it through these map library's or in junction with them.
What are some ways I could do this? Please do not give me any code because I like to research things to learn. I just need some guidance. Thanks in advance!
Have a look at ifttt.com (if this then that). Here, is a recipe that lights a philips hue light bulb when someone enters an area with android gps app. Best part, you don't have to code anything.
If your solution has to be more inhouse developed, you definitely have to read about the new mysql gis functions. IIRC, you have to use mysql 5.6 or newer.
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Guys were about to begin our capstone project after our the approval of our proposal. We need to create a game that requires logic in order to advance. The smoothness of the game and the transitions is strictly required. But the problem is we dont have a clue on what softwares were going to use. I need suggestions. Any game developer out there?
I worked with Unity 3D, it's a free software* specially for game developing. It is not limited to one single platform! Check it out:
Unity 3D
It covers the languages c# and JavaScript and functions such as PSD (Photoshop format) support for asset files. 2D mode as well as 3D mode, powered by unity engine as far as I understood.
*there is also a paid version, check out this page for more information:
http://unity3d.com/unity/licenses
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I live in a country where popular microcontrollers aren't easily available. The only ones i could find that were arm based were STM32F4 Discovery and STM32VL Discovery. The latter one is cheaper so that is preferable.
So the question is, am i looking in the right direction ? Are these microcontrollers specifically for embedded programming ? (I am a beginner) It would be really helpful if someone could set me in the right direction.
Thanks!
It is quite difficult to give you a precise reply to this question as the choice between one microcontroller or another only depends on the application you want to address (and you don't give more information on your objectives in the question).
If it is only for an educational purpose, the STM32 discovery boards are IMO a very good choice because they are cheap and you don't need any other piece of hardware (like a JTAG programmer) to start playing with it (you only need an external power source).
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I need to develop an interior designing software :)
Much like a virtual room designing software.
There will be pre-designed 3D objects and they can dragged on to the room. You can change the room size etc... Much like a conventional home designing software :) After the room is designed i should be able to to make the user walk through it...
I know that is a lot of requirements...
But are there any open source IDE's/API's/Engines that can i use to achieve similar results?
What you need to use depends on the level of realism you want to achieve.
For a simple(ish) start, try Google Sketchup - there is a vast array of samples online: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
For something more powerful (and complicated to use), try Blender
You'll then need to use an API to render and allow user movement - for this, take a look at JMonkeyEngine
FYI - There is a more complete list of modeling apps on the jMonkeyEngine site.
It's not really programming related, but look at Google SketchUp. It also has a powerful SDK which you can use.
For SDK search for '3d scenegraph' in google. Some good ones are Ogre3d, Irrlicht and OpenSceneGraph. If you are planning on a web based solution you can look at several WebGL based scenegraphs, SceneJS and Google O3D are easy to get started with.