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Chapter 1 Computer Facial Animation: A Survey Zhigang Deng1 and Junyong Noh2 1 Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 zdeng@ 2 Graduate School of Culture Technology (GSCT), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejon, Korea junyongnoh@kaist.ac.kr 1 Introduction Since the pioneering work of Frederic I. Parke [1] in 1972, significant research efforts have been attempted to generate realistic facial modeling and anima- tion. The most ambitious attempts perform the face modeling and rendering in real time. Because of the complexity of human facial anatomy and our inherent sensitivity to facial appearance, there is no real time system that generates subtle facial expressions and emotions realistically on an avatar. Although some recent work produces realistic results with relatively fast per- formance, the process for generating facial animation entails extensive human intervention or tedious tuning. The ultimate goal for research in facial model- ing and animation is a system that 1) creates realistic animation, 2) operates in real time, 3) is automated as much as possible, and 4) adapts easily to individual faces. Recent interest in facial modeling and animation is spurred by the increas- ing appearance of virtual characters in film and video, inexpensive desktop processing power, and the potential for a new 3D immersive communication metaphor for human-computer interaction. Much of the facial modeling and animation research is published in specific venues that are relatively unknown to the general graphics community. There are few surveys or detailed histor- ical treatments of the subject [2]. This survey is intended as an accessible reference to the range of reported facial modeling and animation techniques. Strictly classifying facial modeling and animation techn