C481 B581 Computer Graphics
Dana Vrajitoru

Computer Animation

Def. Animation means the evolution of a graphical scene through time. Also known as 4D computer graphics, considering the coordinates: x, y, z, and t = time.

Things that can evolve in the animation:

Types of animation:

Object Animation
Things that can change for an object:

For a light source:position, orientation, intensity

For the camera:position, look-at point (point of interest), view angle.

Frame

Camera Movements

Mathematical Definition Frame-by-Frame Animation Key-Frame Animation Interpolation

Character Animation

Any animation of a skeleton-based deformable object.

The skeleton devises a hierarchical structure for the object that is usually represented as a scene graph.

Types of character animation:

Walking

Facial Animation

Some links:
The Cathedral
Ringling School of Art and Desing
Primal Screen
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Sideshow Animation
Cameron Miyasaki


Last modified: April 28, 2005.
danav@cs.iusb.edu.