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Reusing view-dependent animation

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In this paper we present techniques for reusing view-dependent animation. First, we provide a framework for representing view-dependent animations. We formulate the concept of a view space, which is the space formed by the key views and their associated character poses. Tracing a path on the view space generates the corresponding view-dependent animation in real time. We then demonstrate that the framework can be used to synthesize new stylized animations by reusing view-dependent animations. We present three types of novel reuse techniques. In the first we show how to animate multiple characters from the same view space. Next, we show how to animate multiple characters from multiple view spaces. We use this technique to animate a crowd of characters. Finally, we draw inspiration from cubist paintings and create their view-dependent analogues by using different cameras to control different body parts of the same character.

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  1. MIRALab, Centre Universitaire d’Informatique, University of Geneva, 7, Route de Drize, CH-1227, Geneva, Switzerland

    Parag Chaudhuri

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110 016, New Delhi, India

    Prem Kalra & Subhashis Banerjee

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Chaudhuri, P., Kalra, P. & Banerjee, S. Reusing view-dependent animation. Visual Comput 23, 707–719 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-007-0130-y

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Keywords

  • View-dependent character animation
  • Stylized animation
  • Animation reuse