Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques - Hardcover

Parent Ph.D., Rick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124158420 ISBN 13: 9780124158429

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2012

Synopsis

Driven by demand from the entertainment industry for better and more realistic animation, technology continues to evolve and improve. The algorithms and techniques behind this technology are the foundation of this comprehensive book, which is written to teach you the fundamentals of animation programming.

In this third edition, the most current techniques are covered along with the theory and high-level computation that have earned the book a reputation as the best technically-oriented animation resource. Key topics such as fluids, hair, and crowd animation have been expanded, and extensive new coverage of clothes and cloth has been added. New material on simulation provides a more diverse look at this important area and more example animations and chapter projects and exercises are included. Additionally, spline coverage has been expanded and new video compression and formats (e.g., iTunes) are covered.

• Includes companion site with contemporary animation examples drawn from research and entertainment, sample animations, and example code
• Describes the key mathematical and algorithmic foundations of animation that provide you with a deep understanding and control of technique
• Expanded and new coverage of key topics including: fluids and clouds, cloth and clothes, hair, and crowd animation
• Explains the algorithms used for path following, hierarchical kinematic modelling, rigid body dynamics, flocking behaviour, particle systems, collision detection, and more

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Parent is an Associate Professor at Ohio State University, where he teaches computer graphics and computer animation. His research in computer animation focuses on its relation to modeling and animating the human figure, with special emphasis on geometric modeling and implicit surfaces. Rick earned a Ph.D. in computer science from Ohio State University and a Bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Dayton. In 1977, he was awarded "Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award" (one of four given nationally) by the NCC. He has served on numerous SIGGRAPH committees, in addition to the Computer Graphics International 2000 Program Committee and the Computer Animation '99 Program Committee and is on the editorial board of the Visual Computer Journal.

Review:

"There is no serious competition for my course. Parent is by far the best text out there. A new edition would be great. If not, then please keep the first one in print!"--Christian Darken, Naval Postgraduate School

About this edition

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0124158420
• ISBN 13: 9780124158429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 542