An investigation of the effectiveness of choreography for the portrayal of mood in virtual environments

Abstract

Choreography uses patterns of movement to portray moods and emotions.It therefore provides the designers of virtual environments with an opportunity to overcome some significant limitations of current virtual worlds, which are perceived as places lacking atmosphere and feeling. The paper reports the results of an experiment, which established that choreographic techniques can be used for the portrayal of specific moods by groups of automated agents in 3D virtual worlds.