Title :
3D user interfaces for general-purpose 3D animation
Author :
Balaguer, Jean-Francis ; Gobbetti, Enrico
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper discusses Virtual Studio software which provides nonprofessional animators with inexpensive and easy-to-use 3D animation systems that have the functionality of complex and costly professional platforms. Virtual Studio is built on Virtuality Builder II, a graphics architecture based on objects and constraints that permits the manipulation and animation of synthetic worlds in three dimensions
Keywords :
computer animation; graphical user interfaces; human factors; software packages; virtual reality; 3D user interfaces; Virtual Studio; Virtuality Builder II; general-purpose 3D animation; graphical interface; graphics architecture; professional platforms; synthetic worlds; three dimensional user interfaces; virtual reality; Animation; Costs; Graphics; Mice; Motion control; Motion pictures; Rendering (computer graphics); Timing; User interfaces; Workstations;
