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    A Survey on Realistic Virtual Human Animations: Definitions, Features and Evaluations
    (The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024) Rekik, Rim; Wuhrer, Stefanie; Hoyet, Ludovic; Zibrek, Katja; Olivier, Anne-Hélène; Aristidou, Andreas; Macdonnell, Rachel
    Generating realistic animated virtual humans is a problem that has been extensively studied with many applications in different types of virtual environments. However, the creation process of such realistic animations is challenging, especially because of the number and variety of influencing factors, that should then be identified and evaluated. In this paper, we attempt to provide a clearer understanding of how the multiple factors that have been studied in the literature impact the level of realism of animated virtual humans, by providing a survey of studies assessing their realism. This includes a review of features that have been manipulated to increase the realism of virtual humans, as well as evaluation approaches that have been developed. As the challenges of evaluating animated virtual humans in a way that agrees with human perception are still active research problems, this survey further identifies important open problems and directions for future research.
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    Virtual Instrument Performances (VIP): A Comprehensive Review
    (The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024) Kyriakou, Theodoros; Alvarez de la Campa Crespo, Merce; Panayiotou, Andreas; Chrysanthou, Yiorgos; Charalambous, Panayiotis; Aristidou, Andreas; Aristidou, Andreas; Macdonnell, Rachel
    Driven by recent advancements in Extended Reality (XR), the hype around the Metaverse, and real-time computer graphics, the transformation of the performing arts, particularly in digitizing and visualizing musical experiences, is an ever-evolving landscape. This transformation offers significant potential in promoting inclusivity, fostering creativity, and enabling live performances in diverse settings. However, despite its immense potential, the field of Virtual Instrument Performances (VIP) has remained relatively unexplored due to numerous challenges. These challenges arise from the complex and multi-modal nature of musical instrument performances, the need for high precision motion capture under occlusions including the intricate interactions between a musician's body and fingers with instruments, the precise synchronization and seamless integration of various sensory modalities, accommodating variations in musicians' playing styles, facial expressions, and addressing instrumentspecific nuances. This comprehensive survey delves into the intersection of technology, innovation, and artistic expression in the domain of virtual instrument performances. It explores musical performance multi-modal databases and investigates a wide range of data acquisition methods, encompassing diverse motion capture techniques, facial expression recording, and various approaches for capturing audio and MIDI data (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). The survey also explores Music Information Retrieval (MIR) tasks, with a particular emphasis on the Musical Performance Analysis (MPA) field, and offers an overview of various works in the realm of Musical Instrument Performance Synthesis (MIPS), encompassing recent advancements in generative models. The ultimate aim of this survey is to unveil the technological limitations, initiate a dialogue about the current challenges, and propose promising avenues for future research at the intersection of technology and the arts.