“Synthetic Actors: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Animation” by Thalmann, Wyvill and Zeltzer
Conference:
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Title:
- Synthetic Actors: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Animation
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Entry Number: 04
Abstract:
TOPICS
• Introduction to synthetic actors/Magnenat-Thalmann
Overview of human animation
Synthetic actors as an interdisciplinary concept
• Actor design and animation/Magnenat-Thalmann,Thalmann
Actor modeling
Human prototyping
Skeleton definition, positioning and animation
Joint Local Deformation (JLD) operators for body mapping
• Mechanics and robotics for animating synthetic actors/
Thalmann
Kinematics and dynamics
Path planning and obstacle avoidance
Hand animation and object grasping
• Walk and locomotion/Zeltzer
Mechanisms of locomotion
Locomotion over complex terrains
• Task planning and intelligent activities/Thalmann, Zeltzer
Survey of AJ. techniques
Knowledge-based animation
Behavioral animation
• Facial animation/Wyvill, Thalmann
Survey of facial animation techniques
Simulation of human speech and expression
Abstract Muscle Action (AMA) procedures
Facial animation of inbetween synthetic actors
• Soft objects for Character Animation/Wyvill
The soft object technique
Changing shape
Character coherance
Heuristics for inbetweening & metamorphosis
• Case studies-films/Magnenat-Thalmann
Rendez-vous a Montreal
Eglantine
Galaxy sweetheart
Contents/Schedule PDF:
Contributed By:
- Mary Whitton
Location:
- Charles Babbage Institute Archives, University of Minnesota
