Crowd Simulation

• Main Authors: Thalmann, Daniel (Author), Musse, Soraia Raupp (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer simulation.; Computer graphics.; Image processing.; Pattern recognition.; Computer Science.; Computer Graphics.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Simulation and Modeling.; Pattern Recognition.

Research into the methods and techniques used in simulating crowds has developed extensively within the last few years, particularly in the areas of video games and film. Despite recent impressive results when simulating and rendering thousands of individuals, many challenges still exist in this are...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• State-of-the-Art
• Modeling of Populations
• Virtual Human Animation
• Behavioral Animation of Crowds
• Relating Real Crowds with Virtual Crowds
• Crowd Rendering
• Populated Environments
• Applications: Case Studies
• Index.