Image processing method, avatar display adaptation method and corresponding image processing processor, virtual world server and communication terminal

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Image processing method, avatar display adaptation method and corresponding image processing processor, virtual world server and communication terminal

- 30 Jun 2010

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TL;DR: In this paper, a method for processing images in a virtual environment (EV) in which a plurality of avatars respectively representing associated users evolve, is presented, and the modified data for an adapted display of the avatars ( 7 a, 7′, 7″ ) is sent to the terminal ( 3 a, 3 ) of the given user.

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