“Constellation: a cognitive morphing point-based animation” by Fujiki, Ushiama, Tsuruno and Tomimatsu
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- Constellation: a cognitive morphing point-based animation
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Abstract:
We developed a moving points animation system called Constellation using the characteristics of visual perception that allow interpretation of three-dimensional structure from the motion of points. Human beings can reconstruct the structure of an object from two-dimensional moving images that are digitized over time (“Structure from Motion”) [1]. Ullman et al. showed that it is possible to recognize the structure of an object by observing four points on a moving object three times [2]. These characteristics of human visual perception can be exploited to offer representations that stimulate the intellectual curiosity of users by quickly changing the shape of a character or morphing it into another object.
References:
1. Wallach, H., O’ Connell, D. N.: The kinetic depth effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology 45: pp. 205–217 (1953).
2. Ullman, S: The Interpretation of Visual Motion; The MIT Press, p148 (1979).
3. http://tserve01.aid.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~fujiki/applet/Constellation/index.html
