Project Ideas

Possible Topics for Final Project (to be expanded)

(from http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~jkh/anim_class.html)

Simulation:
- flexible objects – cube of jello in an interesting world
- interface to claymation in the computer
- natural phenomen:
  - erosion
  - growth of algorithmic plants
- bungee jumper
- octopus or jellyfish
- spring-mass fish
Control:
- Evolving control systems
- Bridging between mocap and simulation
Motion Capture:
- IK for constraints on the ground
- automatically detecting constraints
Higher-level Behaviors:
- herds of bipeds
- path planning
- traffic simulations
- interacting with simulations
Non-realistic animation:
- non-photorealistic rendering of animation
- non-realistic motion: cartoon laws of physics [with hopper/biped]
Applications for animation:
- education, engineering, program visualization