Dis-illusion of life: becoming a digital character animator

In this paper, we present a real-time method for generating 3D biped character motions that are dynamic and responsive but also believably life-like and natural. Our model uses a physics-based controller to generate intelligent foot placement and upper-...

What is a Pixar skeleton? Answering this question presented a significant challenge to Coco's character team as we balanced our stylized production aesthetic with the desire to make realistic and believable skeletons. We discuss our challenges and ...

Whole life costing refers to the cost of ownership of a product from initial concept until eventual retirement with all cost categories taken into consideration. Traditionally software engineers have only been interested in the software development life ...