Physics simulation offers the possibility of truly responsive and realistic animation. Despite
wide adoption of physics simulation for the animation of passive phenomena, such as fluids …

This book provides an introduction to the complex field of ubiquitous computing Ubiquitous
Computing (also commonly referred to as Pervasive Computing) describes the ways in …

Real-time control of three-dimensional avatars is an important problem in the context of
computer games and virtual environments. Avatar animation and control is difficult, however …

Background Three main ingredients of action research are visual features, machine learning
methodology, and datasets. Recent years have witnessed a tremendous increase in …

Research into the methods and techniques used in simulating crowds has developed
extensively within the last few years, particularly in the areas of video games and film …

We review the applications of artificial life (ALife), the creation of synthetic life on computers
to study, simulate, and understand living systems. The definition and features of ALife are …

We aim to build complex humanoid agents that integrate perception, motor control, and
memory. In this work, we partly factor this problem into low-level motor control from …

Controllable, reactive human motion is essential in many video games and training
environments. Characters in these applications often perform tasks based on modified …

Animated characters that move and gesticulate appropriately with spoken text are useful in a
wide range of applications. Unfortunately, this class of movement is very difficult to generate …

We review methods for kinematic tracking of the human body in video. The review is part of a
projected book that is intended to cross-fertilize ideas about motion representation between …