Field Animation

Texture Animation for Tensor Field Visualization

Animation of Orthogonal Texture-Based Vector Field Visualization

This paper introduces orthogonal vector field visualization on 2D manifolds: a representation by lines that are perpendicular to the input vector field. Line patterns are generated by line integral convolution (LIC). This visualization is combined with animation based on motion along the vector field. This decoupling of the line direction from the direction of animation allows us to choose the ...

Automatic Animation Skeleton Construction Using Repulsive Force Field

A method is proposed in this paper to automatically generate the animation skeleton of a model such that the model can be manipulated according to the skeleton. With our method, users can construct the skeleton in a short time, and bring a static model both dynamic and alive. The primary steps of our method are finding skeleton joints, connecting the joints to form an animation skeleton, and bi...

A Field Study of Animation Programming in the Wild

Scratch is the latest iteration in a series of animation tools aimed at teaching programming skills. Scratch, in particular, aims not only to teach technical skills, but also skills related to collaboration and code reuse. In order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Scratch relative to these goals, we have performed an empirical field study of Scratch animations and associated user comme...

Animation Sketching: An Approach to Accessible Animation

Rough diagrams are useful in communication and planning, but static diagrams can be insufficient to express motion. While for many applications animation is effective in depicting movement and temporal relationships, it is difficult and often tedious to create. We explore the use of motion-recording techniques to simplify the animation process. Event timing is controlled by providing additional...