OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
ExpressGesture: Expressive gesture generation from speech through database matching	24
The realm of metaverse: A survey	23
Exploring evolution of augmented and virtual reality education space in 2020 through systematic literature review	20
Building information modeling indoor path planning: A lightweight approach for complex BIM building	14
Comparing technologies for conveying emotions through realistic avatars in virtual reality‐based metaverse experiences	13
X‐person asymmetric interaction in virtual and augmented realities	12
Enhancing Emotional Experience by Building Emotional Virtual Characters in VR Volleyball Games	11
AFF‐Dehazing: Attention‐based feature fusion network for low‐light image Dehazing	11
SCANET: Improving multimodal representation and fusion with sparse‐ and cross‐attention for multimodal sentiment analysis	10
Virtual reconstruction of the ancient city of Karakorum	10
The use of virtual reality in the training of professionals: with the example of firefighters	10
OVS‐Net: An effective feature extraction network for optical coherence tomography angiography vessel segmentation	10
Toward understanding embodied human‐virtual character interaction through virtual and tactile hugging	10
A review of collision detection for deformable objects	9
PhyCoVIS: A visual analytic tool of physical coordination for cheer and dance training	8
FaceCaps for facial expression recognition	8
Bidirectional temporal feature for 3D human pose and shape estimation from a video	7
Fusing surveillance videos and three‐dimensional scene: A mixed reality system	7
ASFNet: Adaptive multiscale segmentation fusion network for real‐time semantic segmentation	7
SCPA‐Net: Self‐calibrated pyramid aggregation for image dehazing	7
DCR‐Net: Dilated convolutional residual network for fashion image retrieval	7
Tooth instance segmentation based on capturing dependencies and receptive field adjustment in cone beam computed tomography	7
Holographic sign language avatar interpreter: A user interaction study in a mixed reality classroom	7
Modeling crowd emotion from emergent event video	7
An encoder‐decoder based CNN architecture using end to end dehaze and detection network for proper image visualization and detection	7

UGSC‐GAN: User‐guided sketch colorization with deep convolution generative adversarial networks	7
The “rebirth” of traditional musical instrument: An interactive installation based on augmented reality and somatosensory technology to empower the exhibition of chimes	6
Human‐virtual crowd interaction: Towards understanding the effects of crowd avoidance proximity in an immersive virtual environment	6
AeS‐GCN: Attention‐enhanced semantic‐guided graph convolutional networks for skeleton‐based action recognition	6
3D scanning digital models for virtual museums	6
Interactive multi‐character motion retargeting	6
Disentangling audio content and emotion with adaptive instance normalization for expressive facial animation synthesis	6
Design and evaluation of postural interactions between users and a listening virtual agent during a simulated job interview	6
Local control editing paradigms for part‐based 3D face morphable models	5
CEBOW: A Cloud‐Edge‐Browser Online Web3D approach for visualizing large BIM scenes	5
ORCANet: Differentiable multi‐parameter learning for crowd simulation	5
The role of digital interactive technology in cultural heritage learning: Evaluating a mid‐air gesture‐based interactive media of Ruihetu	5
A “magic world” for children: Design and development of a serious game to improve spatial ability	5
Human posture tracking with flexible sensors for motion recognition	5
Parallel‐branch network for 3D human pose and shape estimation in video	5
Exploring the influencing factors of wall‐following behavior in a virtual reality fire evacuation game	5
Using a social robot for children with autism: A therapist‐robot interactive model	5
Synthesizing Large‐Scale Fluid Simulations with Surface and Wave Foams via Sharp Wave Pattern and Cloudy Foam	5
RAIF: A deep learning‐based architecture for multi‐modal aesthetic biometric system	4
Research on occlusion block face recognition based on feature point location	4
Distillation of human–object interaction contexts for action recognition	4
Interactive exploration of drapes by simulation parameters	4
Path planning for multiple agents in an unknown environment using soft actor critic and curriculum learning	4
Simulation‐as‐a‐Service: Analyzing Crowd Movements in Virtual Environments	4
Generation of multiagent animation for object transportation using deep reinforcement learning and blend‐trees	4
Deep boundary‐aware semantic image segmentation	4
Muscle‐driven virtual human motion generation approach based on deep reinforcement learning	4
Power‐VR: Interactive 3D virtual environment to increase motivation levels of powerlifters during training sessions	4
Dense multiview stereo based on image texture enhancement	3
Semantic interaction learning for fine‐grained vehicle recognition	3
KeyFrame extraction for human motion capture data via multiple binomial fitting	3
Angle based hand gesture recognition using graph convolutional network	3
Parallel realistic visualization of particle‐based fluid	3
State‐of‐the‐art improvements and applications of position based dynamics	3
Stereoscopic 3D teaching material usability analysis for interactive boards	3
Evaluation of particle‐based smoothed particle hydrodynamics boundary handling approaches in computer animation	3
VDN: Variant‐depth network for motion deblurring	3
Multiagent evacuation framework for a virtual fire emergency scenario based on generative adversarial imitation learning	3
The uncanny valley of a virtual animal	3
Role‐based attention in deep reinforcement learning for games	3
A semantic‐driven generation of 3D Chinese opera performance scenes	3
Experts' review of a virtual environment for virtual clinical simulation in South Africa	3
Functional narrative animation as visual feedback for interactions in 3D visualization	3
A 3D visualization‐based augmented reality application for brain tumor segmentation	3
Trajectory‐BERT: Pre‐training and fine‐tuning bidirectional transformers for crowd trajectory enhancement	3
Interactive learning in the classroom: A mobile augmented reality assistance application for learning	3
A linear wave propagation‐based simulation model for dense and polarized crowds	3
SeTGAN: Semantic‐text guided face image generation	3
Detecting color boundaries on 3D surfaces by applying edge‐detection image filters on a quad‐remeshing	3
Engagement estimation of the elderly from wild multiparty human–robot interaction	3

Controlling StyleGANs using rough scribbles via one‐shot learning	2
Automatic image caption generation using deep learning and multimodal attention	2
How generous interface affect user experience and behavior: Evaluating the information display interface for museum cultural heritage	2
Intelligent recognition of portrait sketch components for child autism assessment	2
Personalized facial makeup transfer based on outline correspondence	2
Learning‐based pose edition for efficient and interactive design	2
An interaction design model for virtual reality mindfulness meditation using imagery‐based transformation and positive feedback	2
Laplacian face blending	2
Interacting with virtual instructors: The effect of gender and years of study on the perception of in‐game instructors	2
Using scaffolding theory in serious games to enhance traditional Chinese murals culture learning	2
Continuous remeshing for inverse rendering	2
Spatial semantic graph enhanced monocular SLAM System	2
DeepHistory: A convolutional neural network for automatic animation of museum paintings	2
Generation of cart‐pulling animation in a multiagent environment using deep learning	2
Dynamic leader role modeling for self‐organizing crowd evacuation simulation	2
Vision sensor‐based SLAM problem for small UAVs in dynamic indoor environments	2
GestureTeach: A gesture guided online teaching interactive model	2
Improved divergence‐free smoothed particle hydrodynamics via priority of divergence‐free solver and SOR	2
DeepORCA: Realistic crowd simulation for varying scenes	2
Single‐view procedural braided hair modeling through braid unit identification	2
Anchor‐based crowd formation transformation	2
AEGAN: Generating imperceptible face synthesis via autoencoder‐based generative adversarial network	2
Multi‐level tetrahedralization‐based accelerator for ray‐tracing animated scenes	2
Iris recognition based on few‐shot learning	2
The effect of task specific aids on students' performance and minimization of cognitive load in a virtual reality chemistry laboratory	2
Region feature smoothness assumption for weakly semi‐supervised crowd counting	2
Exploring the effects of virtual hand appearance on midair typing efficiency	2
Deep learning for assessing the aesthetics of professional photographs	2
Modeling craftspeople for cultural heritage: A case study	2
Is the avatar scared? Pupil as a perceptual cue	2