Computer animation

Taxonomy 3.1 Knowledge Define what a computer is. The word: ‘computer’, had many definitions throughout history. The first meaning was a calculator – the UNIVAC machine to be exact. The UNIVAC was a privatized machine which predicted next presidents to be elected, its system: artificial intelligence: ‘computer’ being trademarked by UNIVAC in easier terms but that changed over time. When IBM released its own calculator to go against the UNIVAC, the term ‘computer’ changed to ‘an automatic…

Computers and artificial agents become more and more sophisticated every year and more frequently involved in human’s everyday life. This increases the need to interact with them in a more natural way, similar to the way we interact with each other. Museum tour-guide robots (Nourbrakhsh, 1999) and robots that interact with the elderly (Montemerlo, 2002) demonstrate that we do not need robots just to interact with people, but also that there is a need for the interactions to be smooth and natural…

being super interested in cartoons and animations, I was interested in science fiction movies, especially Hacker related. The amusement originated from their control over the computer, it seemed like a muscle, however, later on, I came to an understanding that most of their controls were fiction, however, I developed an interest in computer science, as simple as I described. Motivation…

Animation is brought to life through images, voices, objects,and sketches as well as music using motion or movement through frame by frame sequence. QUote Animation have been around since the biblical ages. For example; In Egyptian Hieroglyphics characters are in motion by the way they are throwing their spears, Woolly Man-month are pulling larger stones, and slaves building the Pyramids. Another example of animation is cave covered in art work of cavemen slaying Dinosaurs.…

We don’t see much of the facial performance capture in movies as it requires a lot of effort. You have to record an actor making all kinds of facial expressions in different conditions frequently for training a capture system to match expressions, which is kind of difficult for a studio that doesn’t have much money. Disney Research has found a solution for this. It has developed a facial capture system that would dramatically reduce effort and time to capture facial expressions. With the facial…

Virtual environment allows the user to interact with the computer simulation environment, where the user experience is the interaction between the real and the imagined. Augmented reality and virtual reality technology enhanced mixing two. Virtual enhanced by combining real objects and computer data, virtual items will be generated in reality. This means that the user can see coexist in the same space of virtual and real objects. But just let enhancement technology of virtual items appear in…

Many university students use electronic devices during class time, some of which can be a distraction to their academic learning. he use of electronic devices in the classroom have increases over the past several years due to the electronic revolution. There are consequences involved with the increase in technology and the use of technological devices in classrooms. Some of the consequences related to this issue are dependance on the device, becoming a distraction to the user as well as those…

theft is increasingly on the rise because it is a convenient crime. This method of thievery is attractive to criminals because they can commit the crime leisurely within their home, car, the park, place of employment, or anywhere they can access a computer, laptop, or any other electronic device. According to Dictionary.com, identity theft as crimes in which a person’s personal identity is illegally obtained and misused for criminal gain. Identity theft is not new; it has been around for a…

Yerim Choi 25 September 2015 CO 101 B1/B5 Joanna Hynes Dominance of Artificial Intelligence Program In Today’s Communication 6:00am. His noise wakes you up and you tell him to quiet down. “What time is it?” You asked him in a groggy voice. You make an omelet with his recipe. While you are picking out your clothes, he reads today’s weather forecast to let you know it’s chilly outside. On your way to work, he becomes a traffic guide, saying, “Eastbound traffic on Highway is moving well, with all…

this one are available to people across the country, even while they are currently employed – computers and the Internet are being utilized through programs such as the 1 laptop per child program that was developed to help children in third world countries have the opportunity for an education…