Computer Animation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 1-2

3. Conventional Animation

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 3-12

4. Computer Animation

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 13-17

5. The Development of Computer Animation in Various Organizations

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 19-40

6. Keyframe and Painting Systems

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 41-60

7. Object Modeling in 3D Animation

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 61-70

8. Motion Control in 3D Animation

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 71-86

9. Hidden Surfaces, Reflectance, and Shading

   • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

   Pages 87-99

10. Transparency, Texture, Shadows, and Anti-aliasing

    • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

    Pages 101-128

11. Human Modeling and Animation

    • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

    Pages 129-152

12. Object-oriented and Actor Languages and Systems

    • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

    Pages 153-174

13. Automatic Motion Control

    • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

    Pages 175-188

14. Case Studies of Computer-generated Films

    • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann

    Pages 189-201

15. Back Matter

    Pages 203-245

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Computer Science Workbench is a monograph series which will provide you with an in-depth working knowledge of current developments in computer technology. Every volume in this series will deal with a topic of importance in computer science and elaborate on how you yourself can build systems related to the main theme. You will be able to develop a variety of systems, including computer software tools, computer gra­ phics, computer animation, database management systems, and compu­ ter-aided design and manufacturing systems. Computer Science Work­ bench represents an important new contribution in the field of practical computer technology. TOSIYASU L. KUNII Preface to the Second Edition Computer graphics is growing very rapidly; only computer animation grows faster. The first edition of the book Computer Animation: Theory and Practice was released in 1985. Four years later, computer animation has exploded. Conferences on computer animation have appeared and the topic is recognized in well-known journals as a leading theme. Computer-generated film festivals now exist in each country and several thousands of films are produced each year. From a commercial point of view, the computer animation market has grown considerably. TV logos are computer-made and more and more simulations use the technique of computer animation. What is the most fascinating is certainly the development of computer animation from a research point-of-view.

• Animation
• Dynamik, nichtlineare
• Konjunktur
• Konjunkturzyklen
• computer animation
• nichtlineare Dynamik

• MIRALab, CUI, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

  Nadia Magnenat Thalmann

• Computer Graphics Lab, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Daniel Thalmann

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