Humanoid Animation (HAnim) is an approved
ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
Me ...
and
IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; ) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. IEC standards cover a vast range of ...
standard for humanoid modeling and
animation
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...
. HAnim defines a specification for defining interchangeable human figures so that those characters can be used across a variety of 3D games and
simulation
A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world. In this broad sense, simulation can often be used interchangeably with model. Sometimes a clear distinction between the two terms is made, in ...
environments.
The HAnim Standard was developed in the late 1990s and was significantly influenced by the
Jack human modeling system and the research of experts in the graphics, ergonomics, simulation & gaming industry.
See also
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Rich Representation Language
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X3D
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VRML
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language, pronounced ''vermal'' or by its initials, originally—before 1995—known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graph ...
Software
Bitmanagement Software ContactVRML/X3D Browser
ExitRealityVRML/X3D Freeware Browser
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Flux Player, VRML/X3D Freeware Browser
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Flux Studio, VRML/X3D Freeware Modeler. Exports H-Anim
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Seamless3d, Open Source Modeler. Exports and Imports H-Anim
External links
Humanoid Animation Working GroupWeb3D ConsortiumX3D SpecificationISO/IEC 19774:2006 Humanoid Animation (H-Anim)
version 1 International Standard (IS)
version 2 International Standard (IS)
Humanoid HiroHumanoid Y.T.
Animation techniques
Humanoids
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