| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 593 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics
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Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics.
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| Note |
Previous edition: 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; In Praise of Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques; The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics; Computer Animation; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Technical Background; Chapter 3. Interpolating Values; Chapter 4. Interpolation-Based Animation; Chapter 5. Kinematic Linkages; Chapter 6. Motion Capture; Chapter 7. Physically Based Animation; Chapter 8. Fluids: Liquids & Gases; Chapter 9. Modeling and Animating Human Figures; Chapter 10. Facial Animation; Chapter 11. Modeling Behavior. |
| Summary |
Driven by the demands of research and the entertainment industry, the techniques of animation are pushed to render increasingly complex objects with ever-greater life-like appearance and motion. This rapid progression of knowledge and technique impacts professional developers, as well as students. Developers must maintain their understanding of conceptual foundations, while their animation tools become ever more complex and specialized. The second edition of Rick Parent's Computer Animation is an excellent resource for the designers who must meet this challenge. The first edition established i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Computer animation.
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Computer animation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Parent, Rick. Computer animation. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Morgan Kauffman, 2008 9780125320009 (OCoLC)156811805 |
| ISBN |
9780080553856 (electronic book) |
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0080553850 (electronic book) |
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