“Humming Along” by IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Title:
- Humming Along
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Length:
- 2:00
Description:
Physically accurate models were combined with control systems to simulate the hovering flight of a hummingbird and the motion of human-sized clowns on swings, seesaws, and unicycles.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: IBM RS/6000
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: TDImage
Sofast
MIT LegLab Simulation
Environment
Additional Contributors:
CREATED BY: David Houmonn, Jessica Hodgins, Paula Sweeney
CHARACTER DESIGN AND STORY DIRECTION: Chris Wedge
MODELING: Morcos Martins
SOUND AND MUSIC: Michael Wolf
Clack Studios, NYC
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