3D "joystick" for animation artists takes shape

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Until recently, computer software animation developers had to manipulate characters by using their computer mouse to drag virtual limbs into poses one tedious, time-consuming key frame at a time. Now researchers at the Interactive Geometry Lab (IGL) at ETH Zurich have developed a whole new way of creating movement in virtual characters using 3D model "joysticks" that directly create shape and movement inputs. .. Continue Reading 3D "joystick" for animation artists takes shape

Section: Computers

Tags: Animation, Computer, ETH Zurich, Graphics, Input Device, Software

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