With the advent of very powerful PCs and high-end graphics cards, there has been an incredible development in Virtual Worlds, real-time computer animation and simulation, games. But at the same time, new and cheaper Virtual Reality devices have appeared allowing an interaction with these real-time Virtual Worlds and even with real worlds through Augmented Reality. Three-dimensional characters, especially Virtual Humans are now of an exceptional quality, which allows to use them in the movie industry. But this is only a beginning, as with the development of Artificial Intelligence and Agent technology, these characters will become more and more autonomous and even intelligent. They will inhabit the Virtual Worlds in a Virtual Life together with animals and plants.Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds is the first journal to address this global thematic of the Virtual Worlds. This thematic has been subdivided into 6 areas:Computer animationEmbodied agentsVirtual EnvironmentsAugmented RealityVirtual LifeVisualizationComputer Animation & Virtual Worlds seeks papers in all fields of Virtual Worlds. Contributions are solicited describing original research results, applications, and experience in the following topics:Computer Animation2D animationKeyframe animationInverse kinematicsBiomechanics modelsMotion capture and motion retargetingPhysical-based animationFacial and body animationPath planningCloth and hair animationLOD and impostorsReal-time renderingAugmented RealityTrackingMobile AR systemsVirtual HeritageEmbodied AgentsPerceptual modelsVirtual SensorsInteragent communicationModelling of groups and crowdsConversational agentsGoal driven behaviorInteraction with Virtual HumansIntelligent virtual actorsSocial behaviorEmotions and personalityAutonomous Virtual Human architecturesSimulation involving Virtual HumansAutonomous Virtual Humans in gamesVirtual EnvironmentsGesture and action recognitionHaptic interfacesAudiospaceSimulators (flight, car drive etc…)VR for emergencyVR for psychiatryVR for rehabilitationVirtual surgeryVirtual LifePlant development and growingL-systemsArtificial animals and animatsPopulation generationVirtual citiesPersistent worldsVisualizationMedical imaging and reconstructionMolecular graphicsFluid visualizationVisualization of physical phenomenaVolume rendering

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