A comprehensive handbook written by experienced practitioners and covering the key areas in computer animation

A unique book, addressing at chapter level what most books can only do at book level. Covers state-or-the-art techniques in computer animation * Includes a colour plate section - 16pp Stephen Bailey mailto:stephen@svl.co.uk Fax: 01483415144x350 Sweetapple House, Catteshall Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 3DJ Easy access to the latest developments in your specific fields: Just click on http://www.springer.de/alert and create your own interest profile for regular first-hand information on new Springer products.

Autorentext

John Vince has written and edited over 20 books on computer graphics, computer animation and virtual reality. He is a co-Editor-in-Chief of the VR Journal, and is currently President of the VR Society.

Inhalt
1 Computer and Video Game Design Issues.- 2 Evolutionary Algorithms in Modeling and Animation.- 3 Shooting Live Action for Combination with Computer Animation.- 4 Elements of Digital Effects.- 5 Cubic Polynomial Curves and Surfaces.- 6 Smooth Surface Representation over Irregular Meshes.- 7 Rendering and Shading.