Metaballs

Known as: Meta balls, Metaball

Metaballs are, in computer graphics, organic-looking n-dimensional objects. The technique for rendering metaballs was invented by Jim Blinn in the…

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2007

Molecular dynamics simulations are today a widely used tool in many research fields. Such simulations produce large time…

2005

2000

Deriving human body shape and motion from optical or magnetic motion-capture data is an inherently difficult task. The body is…

2000

Korea is constructing its information highway scheduled for completion by 2015. However, not all this highway infrastructure is…

1998

Recently, computer graphics have been used to simulate natural phenomena, such as clouds, fire, and ocean waves. This paper…

1998

Till now there are many rendering models for water and other fluids and their dynamics. Especially in order to generate the…

1998

This paper presents a physically based approach for real time fountain simulation based on fluid dynamics and particle system…

1997

1995

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses animation and modeling of the Xian terra-cotta soldiers. Excavation of the grave complex…

1986

The organic form of the spiral growth is, for me, one of the most fascinating shapes among natural objects. My principal research…