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A plastic-visco-elastic model for wrinkles in facial animation and skin aging

Daniel Thalmann

A model is described to simulate expressive wrinkles in 3D facial animation and skin aging. A plastic visco elastic skin surface is defined that can slide over an underlying layer. This layer constrains the skin surface by the spring force that simulates t ...

World Scientific1994

Real-time facial interaction

Daniel Thalmann

The human interface for computer graphics systems is evolving to involve a multimodal approach. It is now moving from keyboard operation to more natural modes of interaction using visual, audio and gestural means. This paper discusses real-time interaction ...

1994

A hand control and automatic grasping system for synthetic actors

Daniel Thalmann

In the computer animation field, the interest for grasping has appeared with the development of synthetic actors. Based on a grasp taxonomy, we propose a completely automatic grasping system for synthetic actors. In particular, the system can decide to use ...

1994

The elastic surface layer model for animated character construction

Daniel Thalmann

A model is described for creating three-dimensional animated characters. In this new type of layered construction technique, called the elastic surface layer model, a simulated elastically deformable skin surface is wrapped around a traditional kinematic a ...

1993

Autonomous virtual humans in virtual worlds

Daniel Thalmann

Summary form only given. This paper discusses the problem of control and autonomy of synthetic actors. It first describes an animation approach where synthetic vision is used for navigation by a synthetic actor. The vision is the only channel of informatio ...

Int. Acad. Publishers1993

Hair animation with collision detection

Daniel Thalmann

An efficient method is proposed for hair animation. The movement of hairs is modeled by simplified physical simulations. In particular the method can treat successfully collisions between hair and a human body or other objects, which provides realistic hai ...

1993

An integrated system for modeling, animating and rendering hair

Daniel Thalmann

There are basically four problems to solve in order to produce realistic animated synthetic actors with hair: hair modeling and creation, hair motion, collision detection and hair rendering. The authors describe a complete methodology to solve these basic ...

1993

Control and autonomy of synthetic actors

Daniel Thalmann

This paper discusses the problem of controlling synthetic actors. It presents the development of a general concept of autonomous actors reacting to their environment and taking decisions based on perception systems, memory and reasoning. With such an appro ...

Comput. Mech. Publications1993

A multimedia testbed for facial animation control

Daniel Thalmann

Presents an open testbed for controlling facial animation. The adopted controlling means can act at different levels of abstraction (specification). These means of control can be associated with different interactive devices and media, thereby allowing a g ...

1993

The artificial life of synthetic actors

Daniel Thalmann

This paper discusses the problem of simulating the artificial life of realistic synthetic actors. It first presents the development of the general concept of autonomous actors reacting to their environment and taking decisions based on perception systems, ...

1993