Title :
Efficient Modeling for Animating Human Face
Author :
Kim, Soo-Kyun ; An, Sung-Og ; Kim, Hoon-Tai ; Hong, Min
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Game Eng., Paichai Univ., Daejeon
Abstract :
This paper proposes a novel generation scheme of multiresolution model for animating human face model. Existing techniques deal with geometric information, during simplification processing. But our method produces a multiresolution human face model through simplification using iterative edge contraction based on new quadric in the feature points of facial animation and geometric features. Those features are found and preserved automatically. We show that our result of a multiresolution model is useful for facial animation by applying expression cloning technique.
Keywords :
computational geometry; computer animation; iterative methods; solid modelling; geometric information; human face animation; human face modeling; iterative edge contraction; multiresolution model; simplification processing; Cloning; Face; Facial animation; Humans; Multimedia computing; Muscles; Nose; Shape; Sockets; Solid modeling; Animation; Facial Expression; Human Face;
Conference_Titel :
Ubiquitous Multimedia Computing, 2008. UMC '08. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hobart, ACT
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3427-5
DOI :
10.1109/UMC.2008.16