Dr. Martin Faust, Prof. Dr. Rainer Malaka

Lecture: Thursday, 13:00-15:00 MZH 5300

Avatars are the player's physical representation in the cyberspace. The characters have evolved over the time and are now showing complex behaviours and facial expressions. This lecture will explore the representation and animation of three dimensional virtual characters with the following objectives:

• How are characters represented in virtual worlds?
• Skeletons: Bones and Joints
• Facial Animation
• Rendering
• Motion Capture and bio-mechanical models
• Soft Body Physics
• Skinning