A Customizable No-Code Realistic Motion Editor for VRM-Based Avatars

Po-Hsun Cheng (), Li-Wei Chen and Chia-Hsuan Lin
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Po-Hsun Cheng: Department of Software Engineering and Management, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan
Li-Wei Chen: Department of Software Engineering and Management, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan
Chia-Hsuan Lin: Department of Software Engineering and Management, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Avatar actions can be captured using certain gesture sensors or can be predefined by game designers through desktop applications. In other words, developing an online avatar editor could be necessary to specify the detailed actions for use by people who are not game creators. Our research team proposed a web-based toolset, myKLA, to construct and design avatar actions with editor and player features. The goal of myKLA is to help users define the required behaviors of avatars within a set time frame without codes. We used cyber–physical system theory in a software reconstruction initiative. Additionally, an exchangeable JSON file format for predefining the avatar actions was opened and shared here. Furthermore, the cyclomatic complexity of the main code blocks in our toolset was measured and changed using the McCabe approach to fine-tune the performance. An algorithm was proposed for quickly calculating an integrated activity diagram from several sub-activity diagrams. Our research showed that it is easy to create an avatar head and embed it in other web-based applications for additional interaction utilization. Therefore, our findings will be useful in creating and designing new educational tools.

Keywords: action definition; code-free; cyber-physical systems; cyclomatic complexity; software design; web-based application (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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