Rigging is the process of setting up a group of controls to operate a 3D model, analogous to the strings of a puppet. It plays a fundamental role in the animation process as it eases the manipulation and editing of expressions, but rigging can be very laborious and cumbersome for an artist. This difficulty arises from the lack of a standard definition of what is a rig and the multitude approach...

Title: Design and Realization of an Experimental Optical Stop-Motion Capture System Author: Sven Bambach Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Grünvogel (Computer Animation and Computer Science) Prof. Dr. Dietmar Kunz (Digital Image Processing and Mathematics) Abstract: Motion capturing plays an important role in computer animation and combines many different fields of research in media engineering, s...

Recognizing similarity between one’s own and others’ actions is important for identifying others with whom to affiliate and from whom to learn. In this study, 40 19-month-old toddlers recognized when a puppet chose the same toys as them. Toddlers preferred to affiliate with a puppet who chose the same toys as themselves relative to a puppet who chose other toys and they modified their subsequen...

Abstract This research examines literary techniques used in the adaptation of Lilit Taleng Phai to a Chakrabhand puppet play and analyzes characteristics Phai: A Puppet Play as performance literature. The study reveals that four were make this adaptation: 1) content; 2) characters; 3) pattern; 4) presentation. These adaptations contribute literature through five conventions: use an invocation f...

Creating animations is a complex activity that often requires an expert, especially if results need to be obtained under time pressure. As animations are potentially relevant in many different contexts, it is interesting to allow more people to use them for communicating ideas about time-varying phenomena. Multi-touch devices create opportunities to redesign existing applications and user inter...

“Perang Kembang” is a battle scene between the knights against giant in traditional shadow puppet performance. A knight who has soft and gentle movement stark contrast to rugged attractive movement. The two contrasting characters can represent very interesting beautiful war scene, so this becomes awaiting by audience, as well capable of showing skill Puppeteer art But how adapt beauty "Perang K...