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Artistically Based Computer Generation of Expressive Motion
Author(s): Michael Neff, Eugene L. Fiume.
Proceedings: AISB 2004 Symposium on Language, Speech and Gesture for Expressive Characters, pp. 29--39,
2004.
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Abstract:
Understanding how to create the right movement for a specific character is a significant open problem in
computer animation. This same problem, however, has been at the heart of the work of performance artists for
hundreds of years. In this work, we try to learn from the lessons contained in the performing arts literature so
that we can apply them to creating rich, engaging, animated characters. Three classes of movement properties
are identified: those relating to shape, those relating to transitions and those relating to timing. Computational
models of some of these properties have been developed and are briefly detailed. A software framework is also
presented that allows these properties to be applied independently to a character’s movement. The resulting
animation system allows the key aesthetic aspects of movement to be quickly varied and allows motion to be
easily customized for a particular character.
Methods for Exploring Expressive Stance
Michael Neff, Eugene L. Fiume.
Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation,
2004. [BibTeX]
The Message is the Medium: Multiprocess Structuring of an Interactive Paint Program
Richard J. Beach, John C. Beatty, Kellogg S. Booth, Darlene A. Plebon, Eugene L. Fiume.
Computer Graphics 82, pp. 277--287,
1982. [BibTeX]