A linear framework for character skinning

dc.contributor.advisorMarais, Patricken_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGain, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMerry, Bruceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:31:28Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionWord processed copy.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 115-123).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCharacter animation is the process of modelling and rendering a mobile character in a virtual world. It has numerous applications both off-line, such as virtual actors in films, and real-time, such as in games and other virtual environments. There are a number of algorithms for determining the appearance of an animated character, with different trade-offs between quality, ease of control, and computational cost. We introduce a new method, animation space, which provides a good balance between the ease-of-use of very simple schemes and the quality of more complex schemes, together with excellent performance. It can also be integrated into a range of existing computer graphics algorithms. Animation space is described by a simple and elegant linear equation. Apart from making it fast and easy to implement, linearity facilitates mathematical analysis. We derive two metrics on the space of vertices (the "'animation space"), which indicate the mean and maximum distances between two points on an animated character. Ve demonstrate the value of these metrics by applying them to the problems of parametrisation, level-of-detail (LOD) and frustum culling. These ltletrics provide information about the entire range of poses of an animated character, so they are able to produce better results than considering only a single pose of the character, as is commonly done.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMerry, B. (2007). <i>A linear framework for character skinning</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6417en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMerry, Bruce. <i>"A linear framework for character skinning."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6417en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMerry, B. 2007. A linear framework for character skinning. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Merry, Bruce AB - Character animation is the process of modelling and rendering a mobile character in a virtual world. It has numerous applications both off-line, such as virtual actors in films, and real-time, such as in games and other virtual environments. There are a number of algorithms for determining the appearance of an animated character, with different trade-offs between quality, ease of control, and computational cost. We introduce a new method, animation space, which provides a good balance between the ease-of-use of very simple schemes and the quality of more complex schemes, together with excellent performance. It can also be integrated into a range of existing computer graphics algorithms. Animation space is described by a simple and elegant linear equation. Apart from making it fast and easy to implement, linearity facilitates mathematical analysis. We derive two metrics on the space of vertices (the "'animation space"), which indicate the mean and maximum distances between two points on an animated character. Ve demonstrate the value of these metrics by applying them to the problems of parametrisation, level-of-detail (LOD) and frustum culling. These ltletrics provide information about the entire range of poses of an animated character, so they are able to produce better results than considering only a single pose of the character, as is commonly done. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - A linear framework for character skinning TI - A linear framework for character skinning UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6417 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6417
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMerry B. A linear framework for character skinning. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6417en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleA linear framework for character skinningen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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