Are you a graphics programmer who builds animation functionality? Are you an animator who uses it? Whatever your role, Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques will help you work more efficiently and achieve better results. Covering everything from the low-level techniques that are key to creating precise effects to high-level computations responsible for a scene's general attributes, this book equips you with the breadth of knowledge you need to tackle every facet of the most complex animation projects. Complementing this breadth s the depth required for complete technical mastery-including stop-by-stop instruction, detailed examples, full-color illustrations, and focused coverage of model-specific applications.

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Rick Parent is a Professor Emeritus in the Computer Science and Engineering Department of Ohio State University (OSU). As a graduate student, Rick worked at the Computer Graphics Research Group (CGRG) at OSU under the direction of Charles Csuri. In 1977, he received his Ph.D. from the Computer and Information Science (CIS) Department, majoring in Artificial Intelligence. For the next three years, he worked at CGRG first as a Research Associate, and then as Associate Director. In 1980 he co-founded and was President of The Computer Animation Company. In 1985, he joined the faculty of the CIS Department (now the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, or CSE) at Ohio State. Rick's research interests include various aspects of computer animation with special focus on animation of the human figure.

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