Modeling pedestrian dynamics and their implementation in a computer are challenging and
important issues in the knowledge areas of transportation and computer simulation. The aim …

This paper presents solutions for one requirement of autonomous characters in animation
and games: the ability to navigate around their world in a life-like and improvisational …

This paper aims to discuss the past, evolution, and new perspectives in crowd simulation.
Many work have been produced and published in this area that was launched …

Since the first edition of this book in 2007, there has been a fast evolution in Virtual Reality.
Palmer Luckey designed a prototype for what would become the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality …

During the past decade, high-performance computer graphics have found application in an
exciting and expanding range of new domains. Among the most dramatic developments has …

Research into the methods and techniques used in simulating crowds has developed
extensively within the last few years, particularly in the areas of video games and film …

This paper proposes a framework for animation that can achieve the intricacy of motion
evident in certain natural ecosystems with minimal input from the animator. The realistic …

This paper presents a model of crowd behavior to simulate the motion of a generic
population in a specific environment. The individual parameters are created by a distributed …

We describe a neurobiological model of visual attention and eye/head movements in
primates, and its application to the automatic animation of a realistic virtual human head …

When you think about how far and fast computer science has progressed in recent years, it's
not hard to conclude that a seven-year old handbook may fall a little short of the kind of …