“Withering Fruits: Vegetable Matter Decay and Fungus Growth” by Cirdei and Anderson

  • ©Bianca Cirdei and Eike Falk Anderson

  • ©Bianca Cirdei and Eike Falk Anderson

  • ©Bianca Cirdei and Eike Falk Anderson

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    Withering Fruits: Vegetable Matter Decay and Fungus Growth

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    We propose a parametrised method for recreating drying and decaying vegetable matter from the fruits category, taking into account the biological characteristics of the decaying fruit. The simulation addresses three main phenomena: mould propagation, volume shrinking and fungus growth on the fruit’s surface. The spread of decay is achieved using a Reaction-Diffusion method, a Finite Element Method is used for shrinking and wrinkling of the fruit shell, while the spread of the fruit’s fungal infection is described by a Diffusion Limited Aggregation algorithm. We extend existing fruit decay approaches, improving the shrinking behaviour of decaying fruits and adding independent fungal growth. Our approach integrates a user interface for artist directability and fine control of the simulation parameters. 

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    • Kovács M. Málnási-Csizmadia A. Nyitray L. Pál G. Radnai L. Reményi A. Venekei I. Hegyi G., Kardos J. 2013. Introduction to Practical Biochemistry. Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, Chapter 9.2 Michaelis-Menten kinetics. 
    • Joseph Kider, Samantha Raja, and Norman Badler. 2011. Fruit Senescence and Decay Simulation. Comput. Graph. Forum 30, 2 (2011), 257–266. 
    • Youquan Liu, Yanyun Chen, Wen Wu, and Enhua Wu. 2012. Physically based Object Withering Simulation. Comp. Anim. Virtual Worlds 23, 3-4 (2012), 395–406. 
    • Kathleen Parrott. 2009. Mold Basics. Fact Sheet 2901-7019. Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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