Interactive Cartoon Animation through Collaborative Storytelling: A Field Study
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Abstract
We present a real-time multi-user interactive system in which children can use their drawings to create and perform cartoon animation spontaneously and collaboratively. With our system, children can control the movements and actions of the characters and tell stories like puppeteers. The interaction is simple and intuitive for children to learn and use. The preliminary results of this field study suggest that the system can effectively stimulate children's creative desire and imagination, encourage personal expression and exploration, and provide a way to communicate and cooperate with peers. Being low-cost, flexible, and robust, the system can be easily and quickly deployed in schools and other places while maintaining strong practicability and affordability that even extend into remote rural areas.
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