The first step to designing a character is to understand its purpose in the application or scene. For example, if this character is to be created for a first-person training program, you may only need ...

Character animation and motion synthesis have evolved into a multidisciplinary field at the nexus of computer graphics, biomechanics, and artificial intelligence. The field aims to generate ...

HOLLYWOOD, CA – March 2, 2011 – The Gnomon Workshop, the industry leader in professional training for artists in the entertainment and design field, announced their first release from lead modeler ...

So you’ve built your Gothic castle-it’s time for your hero to dash into play and defend the battlements. Your gaming engine supports skeletons, an animation system called Inverse Kinematics (IK), and ...

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If you are searching for ways to create a cinematic masterpiece right from your computer, complete with lifelike characters that talk and move just like real actors. You are sure to be interested in ...

The adoption of physically simulated character animation in the industry remains a challenging problem, primarily because of the lack of the directability and generalizability of existing methods.