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Graphics Lab

The ICT Graphics Laboratory develops new techniques for creating and displaying photorealistic computer graphics of people, objects, and environments. We specialize in developing image-based methods for acquiring shape, reflectance, and motion from digital photography and video. The results are computer-generated virtual models which look and behave as realistically as possible, viewable from any viewpoint and in any illumination conditions.

Games + Immersion

ICT's games and immersive allows individuals to interact with realistic and engaging characters. ICT's leadership in artificial intelligence, virtual worlds, computer animation and graphics is moving us from the realm of science fiction to reality.

Medical Virtual Reality

MxR Lab

SmartBody

SmartBody is a character animation platform originally developed at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies. SmartBody provides locomotion, steering, object manipulation, lip syncing, gazing and nonverbal behavior in real time.

SmartBody is written in C++ and can be incorporated into most game and simulation engines. SmartBody is a Behavioral Markup Language (BML) realization engine that transforms BML behavior descriptions into realtime animations. SmartBody runs on Windows, Linux, OSX as well as the iPhone and Android devices.

Learn more about SmartBody at http://projects.ict.usc.edu/smartbody/. Learn more about the USC Institute for Creative Technologies at http://ict.usc.edu/.