Researchers at MIT have developed a technique that could allow animators to have greater control over their characters. The method uses mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move through space. This technique could provide artists with more flexibility in their animations, unlike previous techniques…
An innovative technique introduced by MIT researchers could offer greater control to artists who create animations for films and video games. The researchers' method revolves around generating mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates. These coordinates determine how 2D and 3D shapes can stretch, bend and move in space.
This new technique is distinctive in its…
A new technique introduced by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could provide artists with enhanced control over their animated creations. This method uses mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move through space. The procedure offers multiple options for barycentric coordinate functions,…
More than 2,000 years after Greek mathematician Euclid laid the groundwork for geometry, Justin Solomon, an associate professor at the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is leveraging modern geometric techniques to solve complex problems that seemingly have no connection to shapes. Solomon's work involves using geometrical structures in comparing datasets to predict…
MIT researchers have developed a technique that might allow animators to have more control over their creations. It leverages mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates to define the way 2D and 3D shapes bend, stretch and move. It gives artists significant flexibility, allowing them to select functions that best fit their vision for the animation.…
Justin Solomon, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is applying modern geometric techniques to solve complex problems in data science, computer graphics, and artificial intelligence. He draws upon the principles of geometry— the study of shapes—pioneered over 2,000 years ago by Greek mathematician Euclid.
The relevance of geometric principles extends beyond…
Researchers from MIT have developed a method that could provide animators with greater control over their animations. This new technique generates mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move through space. This allows the artist to determine the movements of animated objects according to their…
Justin Solomon, an Associate Professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), is using geometric techniques to solve complex computing problems. Solomon says this method is ideally suited to finding solutions in data science, as it can enable a deeper understanding of the distances, similarities, curvature and shape data.
About half…
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have introduced a new technique for animating characters in movies and video games which allows artists greater flexibility and control. The method works by generating mathematical functions called barycentric coordinates to define how 2D and 3D shapes can move, stretch, and bend within space.
Animation techniques currently available can…
Justin Solomon, an associate professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), is using advanced geometric techniques to deal with complex issues that don't seemingly have any connection with geometry. Solomon explains that geometric terms like distance, similarity, and…