Not one of the current crop of digital newscasters is a stand-in for the likes of Katie Couric, and—with one partial exception—they don't try to be. Their creators are hoping these cyberanchors will prove so appealing and convenient in their own right that viewers will adopt them into their everyday lives, much as they do live newscasters. Ananova, the most human of the three virtual news efforts we look at here, is a cybercelebrity who delivers continuously updated news on the Web. The cast of virtual char-acters from 1KTV—some humanoid, some not—offers Web-based news, on demand; and Klik Animation's CG characters produce snappy commentary within the framework of a daily TV news show. The technology behind each of these projects is as different as the end result: Ananova is a 3D model that incorporates morph blending. The 1KTV characters start out as 3D models and become sprite stacks. And the characters of "Le JourNul de Francois Perusse" come to life mostly through motion capture.
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机译：对于Katie Couric来说，当前的数字新闻播报员中没有一个是替身，并且（除了部分例外）他们没有这么做。他们的创造者希望这些网络锚因其自身的吸引力和便利性而变得如此吸引人，就像现场新闻播报员一样，观众可以将其融入到日常生活中。阿纳诺娃（Ananova）是我们在这里看到的三个虚拟新闻工作中最人性化的，他是一位网络名人，他在网络上不断发布新闻。来自1KTV的虚拟角色的广播（有些人形，有些则不是）按需提供基于Web的新闻。 Klik Animation的CG角色在每日电视新闻节目的框架内发表生动的评论。这些项目背后的技术都与最终结果不同：Ananova是一个结合了变形混合的3D模型。 1KTV角色从3D模型开始，并成为子画面堆栈。 “ Le JourNul de Francois Perusse”的角色主要通过动作捕捉来栩栩如生。
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