Abstract: We present here the ?rst release of an SDK (Software Development Kit) for mobile devices supporting the animation of 3D talking heads: THAL-k. The SDK is constantly evolving and here we discuss the features of version 1.0. This library is thought as a support for all the developers wishing to build applications on smartphones or tablets including avatars to enhance the interaction functionalities. The main challenge we face is to provide developers with a complete SDK for the creation, customization and real-time animation of the models.

Authors: F. Sorrentino, R. Scateni.
THAL-k: TalkingHead Animation Library.
CG Libs Smart Libraries for Computer Graphics (poster).
Pisa, Italia, Giugno 2013.