Kurzbeschreibung
In an accessible style that will appeal to the professional, student and laymen, the authors explain the methods for creating and simulating clothes for virtual humans. Using numerous detailed illustrations, colourful images, and step-by-step analysis they map out the terrain of this exciting and cutting-edge discipline.
Starting with the beginnings in the mid 1980s and the basic foundations from the field of mechanics, the reader is gradually introduced to the subject. The text draws on a number of related fields such as computer graphics, algorithmics, computational geometry, simulation, modeling, animation, visualization, and virtual reality. The MIRACloth system, developed by the authors, is used as a case study for the results and techniques discussed. The book comes with a CD-ROM featuring dynamic demonstrations of 3D clothes and fashion shows. This is an indispensable text for anybody who wants an intelligent and readable book on virtual clothing.
Starting with the beginnings in the mid 1980s and the basic foundations from the field of mechanics, the reader is gradually introduced to the subject. The text draws on a number of related fields such as computer graphics, algorithmics, computational geometry, simulation, modeling, animation, visualization, and virtual reality. The MIRACloth system, developed by the authors, is used as a case study for the results and techniques discussed. The book comes with a CD-ROM featuring dynamic demonstrations of 3D clothes and fashion shows. This is an indispensable text for anybody who wants an intelligent and readable book on virtual clothing.
Synopsis
The book is written for professionals, students, and laymen interested in virtual clothing. It contains annexes on clothing research projects and commercial clothing systems and comes with a CD-ROM providing software tools for making 3D clothes and fashion shows. Starting with the beginnings in the mid 1980s and the basic foundations from the field of mechanics, the reader is gradually introduced to the state of the art in the interdisciplinary area of virtual clothing. Relevant issues from areas such as computer graphics, algorithmics, computational geometry, simulation, modeling, animation, visualization, and virtual reality are addressed in appropriate depth and detail. Throughout the book, the MIRACloth system developed at the authors' laboratory in Geneva for simulating clothes and clothing virtual actors is used as a case study for the results and techniques developed.
