The Visual Computer

, Volume 6, Issue 6, pp 359–371 | Cite as

Directing an animated scene with autonomous actors

  • Roberto Maiocchi
  • Barbara Pernici
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Abstract

The main advantage in using motion recording systems for human figure animation is that exact replication of real movements can be achieved. In this paper, we present Pinocchio, an animation system that allows the control of human motion by introducing facilities for the design of animation sequences. In Pinocchio, movements performed by real actors are digitized using Elite, a 3D vision system based on a two-level architecture reflecting the hierarchical structure of vision in living beings. A general movement dictionary has been developed to classify movements and each movement in the dictionary has been stored in a motion database where it is available for display. Sequences of movements of the characters acting in an animated scene are specified by the animator through an animation script, then before display the characters themselves take care of the coordination issues related to the scene.

Key words

Human movement Motion recording Movement transition Animation script Object-oriented synchronization 
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© Springer-Verlag 1990

Authors and Affiliations

  • Roberto Maiocchi
    • 1
  • Barbara Pernici
    • 1
  1. 1.Dipartimento di ElettronicaPolitecnico di MilanoMilanoItaly

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