The virtual stuntman: dynamic characters with a repertoire of autonomous motor skills

• Published in: Computers & graphics Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 933 - 953
• Main Authors: Faloutsos, Petros, van de Panne, Michiel, Terzopoulos, Demetri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2001
• Subjects: Artificial life; Character animation; Computer animation; Physics-based animation control; Physics-based modeling; Virtual humans; Artificial life; Physics-based animation control; Computer animation; Character animation; Physics-based modeling; Virtual humans

An ambitious goal in the area of physics-based computer animation is the creation of virtual actors that autonomously synthesize realistic human motions and possess a broad repertoire of lifelike motor skills. To this end, the control of dynamic, anthropomorphic figures subject to gravity and contac...