Armin Bruderlin

Bio: Armin Bruderlin is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physically based animation & Computer facial animation. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 5 citations.

The creative process of animating human movement

Abstract: The computer animation of articulated models such as human figures can be regarded as a complex synthesis task much like composing a musical piece or designing a new product. Developing computer animation tools requires a sound understanding of both this creative process as well as the animation task itself. Most current commercial animation packages focus on providing useful but "low-level" functions to create, modify and compose human movement. This paper proposes a hierarchical approach to human figure animation which incorporates knowledge on several levels about movement and motion processing in order to support the creative process and facilitate the motion specification task without taking control away from the animator. Two examples are given to illustrate this principle: a tool for animation of human locomotion, and motion signal processing techniques to adapt existing motion data.

The Act of Creation

Abstract: While the study of psychology has offered little in the way of explaining the creative process, Koestler examines the idea that we are at our most creative when rational thought is suspended--for example, in dreams and trancelike states. All who read The Act of Creation will find it a compelling and illuminating book.

Video analysis of human dynamics—a survey

Abstract: Video analysis of human dynamics is an important area of research devoted to detecting people and understanding their dynamic physical behavior in a complex environment that can be used for biometric applications. This paper provides a detailed survey of the various studies in areas related to the tracking of people and body parts such as face, hands, fingers, legs, etc., and modeling behavior using motion analysis.

Toward the creation of a new medium for the multimedia era

Abstract: It is expected that various new types of telecommunications services will emerge based on multimedia technologies. A concept of hypercommunication is proposed that merges human communication in cyberspace involving various people in different places, different times, and even different cultures, as well as communication with human-like agents generated by computers. Technologies necessary to realize this new telecommunications concept are described along with several research examples being done at ATR Media Integration and Communications Research Laboratories.

Mathematics of Human Motion: from Animation towards Simulation (A View form the Outside)

Abstract: Simulation of human motion is the subject of study in a number of disciplines: Biomechanics, Robotics, Computer Animation, Control Theory, Neurophysiology, Medicine, Ergonomics. Since the author has never visited any of these fields, this review is indeed a passer-by's impression. On the other hand, he happens to be a human (who occasionally is moving) and, as everybody else, rates himself an expert in Applied Common Sense. Thus the author hopes that this view from the {\em outside} will be of some interest not only for the strangers like himself, but for those who are {\em inside} as well. Two flaws of the text that follows are inevitable. First, some essential issues that are too familar to the specialists to discuss them may be missing. Second, the author probably failed to provide the uniform "level-of-detail" for this wide range of topics.