Numerical and Geometric Algorithms for Virtual Practical Effects

用于虚拟实际效果的数值和几何算法

• 批准号: 298161-2013
• 负责人: Bridson, Robert
• 金额: $ 4.52万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=525889
• 关键词: Numerical; Geometric; Algorithms; Virtual; Practical

In our 2010 Science article, we coined the term 'virtual practical effects' to describe an emerging methodology for technical artists to create digital effects. Supported by physics-based simulation technology, artists can use their knowledge of (and natural intuition for) the real world to virtually build 'physical' mechanisms that create the desired effects. Virtual practical effects has already shown much greater productivity compared to laboriously modelling every phenomenon at a lower level. For example, synchronized crashing ocean waves in 'Avatar' were produced by virtual wave generators modelled after the real thing, running in a physical simulation of the water we wrote. This approach is still in its infancy: my research program tackles the algorithmic challenges still standing in the way of a visual effects revolution.

在我们2010年的科学文章中，我们创造了“虚拟实际效果”一词来描述技术艺术家创造数字效果的新兴方法。在基于物理的模拟技术的支持下，艺术家可以利用他们对现实世界的知识（和自然直觉）来虚拟地构建创造所需效果的“物理”机制。与在较低水平上费力地模拟每一种现象相比，虚拟实际效果已经显示出更大的生产力。例如，《阿凡达》中的同步海浪是由模拟真实海浪的虚拟海浪发生器产生的，在我们编写的物理模拟水中运行。这种方法仍处于起步阶段：我的研究项目解决了仍然阻碍视觉效果革命的算法挑战。