James F. O’Brien
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- University of California, Berkeley
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Location:
- California, United States of America
Course Organizer:
Learning Category: Organizing Committee Member:
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Animation/Video(s):
![Fluid Animation with Dynamic Meshes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2006-Animation-Klingner_Fluid-Animation-with-Dynamic-Meshes-150x150.jpg)
Fluid Animation with Dynamic Meshes
Director(s): [Klingner] [Feldman] [Chentanez] [O'Brien]
Studio(s): [University of California, Berkeley]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
[SVR Issue #154, Track #12]
![Gratuitous Goop](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2004-Animation-OBrien_Gratuitous-Goop-150x150.jpg)
Gratuitous Goop
Director(s): [O'Brien]
Studio(s): [University of California, Berkeley]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
[SVR Issue #147, Track #10]
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Fast and deep facial deformations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2020-Posters-Bailey_Fast-and-Deep-Facial-Deformations-04-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Posters]
Fast and deep facial deformations Presenter(s): [Bailey] [Omens] [DiLorenzo] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Fast and Deep Facial Deformations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-Technical-Papers-Bailey_Fast-and-Deep-Facial-Deformations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast and Deep Facial Deformations Presenter(s): [Bailey] [Omens] [DiLorenzo] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Optimal presentation of imagery with focus cues on multi-plane displays](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2015-Technical-Papers-Narain_Optimal-Presentation-of-Imagery-with-Focus-Cues-on-Multi-Plane-Displays-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Optimal presentation of imagery with focus cues on multi-plane displays Presenter(s): [Narain] [Albert] [Bulbul] [Banks] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]
![Adaptive tearing and cracking of thin sheets](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2014-Technical-Papers-Pfaff_Adaptive-Tearing-and-Cracking-of-Thin-Sheets-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Adaptive tearing and cracking of thin sheets Presenter(s): [Pfaff] [Narain] [Joya] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Exposing Photo Manipulation From Shading and Shadows](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Exposing Photo Manipulation From Shading and Shadows Presenter(s): [Kee] [O'Brien] [Farid]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Self-refining games using player analytics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2014-Technical-Papers-Stanton_Self-Refining-Games-using-Player-Analytics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Self-refining games using player analytics Presenter(s): [Stanton] [Humberston] [Kase] [O'Brien] [Fatahalian] [Treuille]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Exposing Photo Manipulation With Inconsistent Shadows](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Exposing Photo Manipulation With Inconsistent Shadows Presenter(s): [Kee] [O'Brien] [Farid]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]
![Folding and crumpling adaptive sheets](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2013-Technical-Papers-Narain_Folding-and-Crumpling-Adaptive-Sheets-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Folding and crumpling adaptive sheets Presenter(s): [Narain] [Pfaff] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]
![Near-exhaustive precomputation of secondary cloth effects](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2013-Technical-Papers-Kim_Near-exhaustive-Precomputation-of-Secondary-Cloth-Effects-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Near-exhaustive precomputation of secondary cloth effects Presenter(s): [Kim] [Koh] [Narain] [Fatahalian] [Treuille] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]
![Simulating Liquids and Solid Liquid Interactions With Langragian Meshes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Simulating Liquids and Solid Liquid Interactions With Langragian Meshes Presenter(s): [Clausen] [Wicke] [Shewchuk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]
![Exposing Photo Manipulation With Inconsistent Reflections](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2012-Technical-Papers-Obrien_Exposing-Photo-Manipulation-with-Inconsistent-Reflections-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Exposing Photo Manipulation With Inconsistent Reflections Presenter(s): [O'Brien] [Farid]
[SIGGRAPH 2012]
![Updated Sparse Cholesky Factors for Corotational Elastodynamics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2012-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Updated Sparse Cholesky Factors for Corotational Elastodynamics Presenter(s): [Hecht] [Lee] [Shewchuk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2012]
![Data-driven elastic models for cloth: modeling and measurement](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2011-Technical-Papers-Wang_Data-Driven-Elastic-Models-for-Cloth_-Modeling-and-Measurement-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Data-driven elastic models for cloth: modeling and measurement Presenter(s): [Wang] [O'Brien] [Ramamoorthi]
[SIGGRAPH 2011]
![Perceptually based tone mapping for low-light conditions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2011-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Perceptually based tone mapping for low-light conditions Presenter(s): [Kirk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2011]
![Dynamic local remeshing for elastoplastic simulation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2010-Technical-Papers-Wicke_Dynamic-Local-Remeshing-for-Elastoplastic-Simulation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Dynamic local remeshing for elastoplastic simulation Presenter(s): [Wicke] [Ritchie] [Klingner] [Burke] [Shewchuk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
![Example-based wrinkle synthesis for clothing animation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2010-Technical-Papers-Wang_Example-Based-Wrinkle-Synthesis-for-Clothing-Animation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Example-based wrinkle synthesis for clothing animation Presenter(s): [Wang] [Hecht] [Ramamoorthi] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
![Using Blur to Affect Perceived Distance and Size](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2010-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Using Blur to Affect Perceived Distance and Size Presenter(s): [Held] [Cooper] [O'Brien] [Banks]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
![Interactive simulation of surgical needle insertion and steering](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2009-Technical-Papers-Chentanez_Interactive-Simulation-of-Surgical-Needle-Insertion-and-Steering-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Interactive simulation of surgical needle insertion and steering Presenter(s): [Chentanez] [Alterovitz] [Ritchie] [Cho] [Hauser] [Goldberg] [Shewchuk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2009]
![A texture synthesis method for liquid animations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2006-Talk-Bargteil_A-texture-synthesis-method-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
A texture synthesis method for liquid animations Presenter(s): [Bargteil] [Sin] [Michaels] [Goktekin] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
![Fluid animation with dynamic meshes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2006-Technical-Papers-Klingner_Fluid-Animation-with-Dynamic-Meshes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fluid animation with dynamic meshes Presenter(s): [Klingner] [Feldman] [Chentanez] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
![Simultaneous coupling of fluids and deformable bodies](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2006-Talks-Chentanez_Simultaneous-Coupling-of-Fluids-and-Deformable-Bodies-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Simultaneous coupling of fluids and deformable bodies Presenter(s): [Chentanez] [Goktekin] [Feldman] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
![A Semi-Lagrangian Contouring Method for Fluid Simulation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2005-Talks-Bargteil_Fluid-Simulation-Via-Disjoint-Translating-Grids-01-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
A Semi-Lagrangian Contouring Method for Fluid Simulation Presenter(s): [Bargteil] [Goktekin] [O'Brien] [Strain]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
![Animating gases with hybrid meshes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2005-Technical-Papers-Feldman_Animating-Gases-with-Hybrid-Meshes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Animating gases with hybrid meshes Presenter(s): [Feldman] [O'Brien] [Klingner]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
![Fast and detailed approximate global illumination by irradiance decomposition](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2005-Technical-Papers-Arikan_Fast-and-Detailed-Approximate-Global-Illumination-by-Irradiance-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast and detailed approximate global illumination by irradiance decomposition Presenter(s): [Arikan] [Forsyth] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
![A method for animating viscoelastic fluids](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2004-Technical-Papers-Goktekin_A-Method-for-Animating-Viscoelastic-Fluids-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A method for animating viscoelastic fluids Presenter(s): [Goktekin] [Bargteil] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
![Interpolating and approximating implicit surfaces from polygon soup](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2004-Technical-Papers-Shen_Interpolating-and-Approximating-Implicit-Surfaces-from-Polygon-Soup-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Interpolating and approximating implicit surfaces from polygon soup Presenter(s): [Shen] [O'Brien] [Shewchuk]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
![Animating suspended particle explosions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2003-Technical-Papers-Feldman_Animating-Suspended-Particle-Explosions-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Animating suspended particle explosions Presenter(s): [Feldman] [O'Brien] [Arikan]
[SIGGRAPH 2003]
![Motion synthesis from annotations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2003-Technical-Papers-Arikan_Motion-Synthesis-from-Annotations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Motion synthesis from annotations Presenter(s): [Arikan] [Forsyth] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2003]
![Spectral watertight surface reconstruction](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2003-Talks-Kolluri_Spectral-Watertight-Surface-Reconstruction-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Spectral watertight surface reconstruction Presenter(s): [Kolluri] [Shewchuk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2003]
![Beyond Blobs: Recent Advances in Implicit Surfaces](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2002-29-Course-Cover-Beyond-Blobs-Recent-Advances-in-Implicit-Surfaces-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Beyond Blobs: Recent Advances in Implicit Surfaces Organizer(s): [Yoo] [Turk]
Presenter(s): [Yoo] [Turk] [Dinh] [Hart] [O'Brien] [Whitaker]
Entry No.: [29]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Graphical modeling and animation of ductile fracture](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2002-Technical-Papers-Obrien_Graphical-Modeling-and-Animation-of-Ductile-Fracture-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Graphical modeling and animation of ductile fracture Presenter(s): [O'Brien] [Bargteil] [Hodgins]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Modal analysis for real-time viscoelastic deformation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2002-Talks-Shen_Modal-Analysis-for-Real-Time-Viscoelastic-Deformation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Modal analysis for real-time viscoelastic deformation Presenter(s): [Shen] [Hauser] [Gatchalian] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Modeling the accumulation of wind-driven snow](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2002-Talks-Feldman_Modeling-the-Accumulation-of-Wind-Driven-Snow-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Modeling the accumulation of wind-driven snow Presenter(s): [Feldman] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Synthesizing sounds from physically based motion](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2001-Technical-Papers-Obrien_Synthesizing-Sounds-from-Physically-Based-Motion-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Synthesizing sounds from physically based motion Presenter(s): [O'Brien] [Cook] [Essi]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
![Animating explosions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2000-Technical-Papers-Yngve_Animating-Explosions-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Animating explosions Presenter(s): [Yngve] [O'Brien] [Hodgins]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]
![Graphical modeling and animation of brittle fracture](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1999-Technical-Papers-Obrien_Graphical-Modeling-and-Animation-of-Brittle-Fracture-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Graphical modeling and animation of brittle fracture Presenter(s): [O'Brien] [Hodgins]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
![Shape transformation using variational implicit functions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1999-Technical-Papers-Turk_Shape-Transformation-Using-Variational-Implicit-Functions-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Shape transformation using variational implicit functions Presenter(s): [Turk] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
![Combining active and passive simulations for secondary motion](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1997-Talks-Hodgins_Combining-Active-and-Passive-Simulations-for-Secondary-Motion-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Combining active and passive simulations for secondary motion Presenter(s): [Hodgins] [O'Brien] [Zordan]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
![Animating human athletics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1995-Technical-Papers-Hodgins_Animating-Human-Athletics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Animating human athletics Presenter(s): [Hodgins] [Wooten] [Brogan] [O'Brien]
[SIGGRAPH 1995]
![Dynamic Simulation of Human Diving and Splashing Fluids](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1994-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Dynamic Simulation of Human Diving and Splashing Fluids Presenter(s): [O'Brien] [Wooten] [Hodgins]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
Role(s):
- Animation Director
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Panels Organizing Committee Member
- Poster Presenter
- Talk (Sketch) Presenter
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Jury Member
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