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CREATING 3D computer graphics has never been so easy, thanks to a new program
called WordsEye. All you have to do is a type in a description such as “John
pushes the lawnmower”, and the software creates a picture of someone doing just
that.

Bob Coyne and Richard Sproat of AT&T Labs in Florham Park, New Jersey,
developed the program to eliminate the unwieldy menus and tools often found in
graphics programs. “You don’t even need a mouse or a Windows system,” says
Coyne.

As you enter the text, WordsEye classifies the words into parts of speech and
uses linguistic…

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