Lecture: Geometric Modeling and Animation (Modul IGMA)

[LSF] [Moodle]

Important

2023-10-17:

Lecture starts tomorrow, exercises start next week.

Description

Modeling of geometry and its animation has a wide range of applications, ranging from scientific representation to computer animation. This course covers the foundations, together with advanced techniques, for the representation of curves and surfaces, the dynamics of their parameters, and animation in general. It covers both phenomenological as well as physically based approaches for animation, and presents their application, including particle systems, deformation, and techniques for character animation.

Content

Introduction to curves
Interpolating curves
Bézier curves
B-Splines
Rational curves
Introduction to surfaces
Tensor product surfaces
Transfinite surfaces and extrusion
Subdivision
Subdivision surfaces
Animation and simulation
Rigid body kinematics
Particle systems
Mass–spring models
Cloth modeling
Numerical methods for differential equations
Collision detection and handling
Fluid simulation and natural phenomena

Schedule

Lecture

Wednesday		11:15–12:45		INF 205, SR C, and a conferencing system (see Moodle)
Thursday		11:15–12:45		INF 205, SR C, and a conferencing system (see Moodle)

Exercises

Tuesday

14:15–15:45

INF 205, SR C

Suggested Prerequisites

Einführung in die Praktische Informatik
Programmierkurs
Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen
Computergraphik (1 & 2) / Computer Graphics
Scientific Visualization

Literature

Curves and Surfaces for CAGD, A Practical Guide, G. Farin, Morgan Kaufmann, 2002
Computer Animation, Algorithms and Techniques, R. Parent, Morgan Kaufmann, 2002
3D Game Engine Design: A Practical Approach to Real-Time Computer Graphics, D. Eberly, Morgan Kaufmann, 2000
Graphische Datenverarbeitung I, J. Encarnacao, W. Straßer, R. Klein, 4. Auflage, Oldenbourg 1996
Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques, A. Watt, M. Watt, Addison-Wesley, 1992
Grundlagen der geometrischen Datenverarbeitung, J. Hoschek, D. Lasser, Teubner 1992
Numerical Recipes, The Art of Scientific Computing, W.H. Press, P. Flannery, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, Cambridge University Press, 1986