Digital Design of Nature Computer Generated Plants and Organics /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Deussen, Oliver (Συγγραφέας), Lintermann, Bernd (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Σειρά: X.media.publishing,
• Θέματα: Computer science.; Industrial management.; Computer graphics.; Multimedia systems.; Plant science.; Botany.; Computer Science.; Computer Graphics.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.; Media Design.; Plant Sciences.; Media Management.

The reproduction of nature via computer has fascinated scientists in computer graphics and artists ever since synthetic imaging was thought possible. This book illustrates and exemplifies methods for the creation of artificial plant models, and the application of these methods within areas such as s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Computer-Generated Plants - Introduction
• Plants - Botanical Description
• Some Mathematics
• Plants as Mathematical Objects
• Procedural Modeling - Programming of Plants
• Rule-Based Modeling - Single Plants are 'Emerging'
• Rule-Based Object Production - Interactive Modeling
• Modeling Terrain - The Basis
• Modeling Vegetation - A Landscape Evolves
• Rendering - Creating 'Virtual Reality'
• Level-of-Detail - Fast Rendering of Images
• Landscape Sketches - Artistic Renditions
• Media Art - Growing Plants and Evolved Organics
• Practical Plant Modeling - Using Xfrog
• Glossary
• Figures
• Bibliography
• Index.