VT Project
Links - Web Resources
About Football
University of Michigan
Centers, Laboratories, Research
Literature - Journals and Online Papers
- The Journal of Visualization & Computer Animation
Published by John Wiley & Sons, with peer-reviewed papers on technological developments, animation tools and techniques, application areas for computer-animations, critiques of films and book reviews.
Online abstracts of all papers, online papers for subscribers
- IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications
Published by the IEEE Computer Society
Online abstracts, online papers for members
- Hodgins, J. K., O'Brien, J. F., Tumblin, J., "Judgments of Human Motion with Different Geometric Models", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol. 4, No. 4., pp. 307-316, October-December 1998.
(with 33 references, we should have a look at them)
- Hodgins, J. K., O'Brien, J. F., Tumblin, J., "Do Geometric Models Affect Judgments of Human Motion?", Proceedings of Graphics Interface '97, pp. 17-25, Kelowna, B.C., Canada, May 1997.
Literature - Books
Chart (Playbook) Software
- PlayMaker Pro Software
by B.W. Software, Ann Arbor, Bruce W., Phone 769-8597
used by almost everybody in football including the Wolverines, impressive customer list, good product description with examples and demo movies
Models and Animation Software
- Viewpoint Digital
check for models of football players and for ready-to-use 'Motion Sets'
- BDI - Boston Dynamics, Inc.
spinn-off from MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Software DI-Guy with automatic character animation (including football players, Superbowl XXXII), SGI Performer and other platforms, LODs and other need stuff
New product PeopleShop for NT and IRIX, $9,500
Contact:
Greg Klecker, sales rep, klecker@bdi.com, (California office moved to Boston as of 9/8/00), phone: (617) 868-5600, [mobile: (714) 290-4075]
Marc Raibert, president, mxr@bdi.com, (617) 868-5600 ext 13
- MetaCreations Corporation
Character Animation Software Poser3 and Poser4
(we have Poser4 !)
- Transcom Technologies (acquired by AEI)
Human Modeling and Simulation Software
Jack software - based in Ann Arbor
- EAI - Engineering Animation, Inc.
Jack software under Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Animated Communications, Inc.
Windows 3D Animation Software - 3d Choreographer
- Credo Interactive Inc.
The Character Motion Company
Software (Life Forms Studio 3) and Animation Services, QT videos
- 3D Studio Max
A site about 3D Studio Max with links to character animation tutorials, plugins, and others
- DreamTeam Ltd.
Animation software Typhoon with import and export functions for various systems & formats
- Animation:Master
by Hash, Inc., with many QuickTime demo movies
- OpenFlight Geometry Export Converter
by Okino Computer Graphics
Motion Capture
Computer and Video Games
Related Developments
- Computers Watching Football
A method for tracking football players directly from real video. The goal is to use the recovered player trajectories as input to an automatic play labeling system.
A very detailed Web site from the Vision and Modeling Group of the MIT Media Laboratory:
- Soccer Master (Soccer Highlight Simulator) - AniSports
a system very close to ours: tracking of soccer players on the field, editing trajectories, animating players.
Developed by HIC (Human Computer Interface) Corporation, Korea (in preparation for Soccer World Cup 2002 in Korea)
- Virtual Dimensions - Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd
an Israel-based company that provides high-tech products like virtual sets, virtual advertising, and a variety of Sports Products including tracking systems for players on the field, digital replay, and animated tactical icons
- VR American Football Simulator with Cylindrical Screen
abstract and link to full article (PDF) of a paper presented at Virtual Worlds 2000, Second International Conference on Virtual Worlds, Paris, 5-7 July 2000
- RoboSoccer in the Cave
a multi-agent project by several Dutch universities
Others
- 3D Engines List
An overview of software 3D engines for realtime graphics and VR on various platforms compiled by Karsten Isakovic, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- 3D Animation Software
A comparison by PC Magazine Online with lots of information and additional articles, unfortunately a little old (from 1996)
Last Update: October 13, 2002 by beier@umich.edu
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