Simulating humans : computer graphics animation and control / Norman I. Badler, Cary B. Phillips, Bonnie Lynn Webber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Badler, Norman I., author.

Phillips, Cary B., author.

Webber, Bonnie Lynn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence).

Human engineering--Computer simulation.

Human engineering.

Computer simulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

During past decades, high-performance computer graphics have found application in an exciting and expanding range of new domains. Among the most dramatic developments has been the incorporation of real-time interactive manipulation and display for human figures. Though actively pursued by several research groups, the problem of providing a synthetic or surrogate human for engineers and designers already familiar with computer-aided design techniques was most comprehensively solved by Norman Badler's computer graphics laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. The breadth of that effort as well as the details of its methodology and software environment are presented in this volume. The text is intended for human factors engineers interested in understanding how a computer-graphics surrogate human can augment their analyses of designed environments.

Contents:

1 Introduction and Historical Background; 2 Body Modeling; 3 Spatial Interaction; 4 Behavioral Control; 5 Simulation with Societies of Behaviors; 6 Task-Level Specifications; 7 Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and publisher information

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780197560273

019756027X

OCLC:

1222774589

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.