Ebook: Computers in Art, Design and Animation

The collection of papers that makes up this book arises largely from the joint activities of two specialist groups of the British Computer Society, namely the Displays Group and the Computer Arts Society. Both these groups are now more than 20 years old and during the whole of this time have held regular, separate meetings. In recent years, however, the two groups have held a joint annual meeting at which presentations of mutual interest have been given and it is mainly from the last two of these that the present papers have been drawn. They fall naturally into four classes: visualisation, art, design and animation-although, as in all such cases, the boundaries between the classes are fuzzy and overlap inevitably occurs. Visualisation The graphic potential of computers has been recognised almost since computing was first used, but it is only comparatively recently that their possibilities as devices for the visualisation of complex. and largely ab­ stract phenomena has begun to be more fully appreciated. Some workers stress the need to be able to model photographic reality in order to assist in this task. They look to better algorithms and more resolution to achieve this end. Others-Alan Mackay for instance-suggest that it is "not just a matter of providing more and more pixels. It is a matter of providing congenial clues which employ to the greatest extent what we already know.

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This collection of contributions surveys the state-of-the-art in computer applications for graphics in art, animation and design. It provides an integrative view of the technological, computer-related aspects and considerations of the application of the computer as an artistic tool. This book is a valuable source of information for both the programmer interested in computer art, and for the artist exploring the creative potential of computers.

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This collection of contributions surveys the state-of-the-art in computer applications for graphics in art, animation and design. It provides an integrative view of the technological, computer-related aspects and considerations of the application of the computer as an artistic tool. This book is a valuable source of information for both the programmer interested in computer art, and for the artist exploring the creative potential of computers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
In the Mind’s Eye....Pages 3-11
Realism and Computer-Integrated Manufacture....Pages 12-20
The Visualisation of Structural Complexity: Some Thoughts on the 21st Anniversary of the Displays Group....Pages 21-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Computer Graphics—Can Science. Help Make Art?....Pages 29-40
Towards an Integrated Computer Art System....Pages 41-55
Generative Techniques in Graphical Computer Art: Some Possibilities and Practices....Pages 56-79
Form Synth: The Rule-based Evolution of Complex Forms from Geometric Primitives....Pages 80-108
Graphic Potential of Recursive Functions....Pages 109-129
Tessellation and Image Generation by Electronic Kaleidoscope and Colour Table Modification of Video Input....Pages 130-139
Oct-Tree Encoding and Fractal Rendering of Polyhedra....Pages 140-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Computer Assistance to the Design Process....Pages 153-162
A Theory of Computer-Aided Design: A Possible Approach....Pages 163-172
Linking Graphics and Inference....Pages 173-182
Superquadric-based Symbolic Graphics for Design....Pages 183-194
Designer’s Toolkit....Pages 195-215
Computer Graphics and Animation for Interior and Industrial Designers....Pages 216-224
Computer Graphics and Graphic Design: Too Costly, Too Complex, Too Cryptic....Pages 225-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Art of Simulation....Pages 235-245
Computer Animation: A Personal View....Pages 246-252
Towards Autonomous Control for Three-Dimensional Facial Animation....Pages 253-263
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
A Stylised Model for Animating Bharata Natyam, an Indian Classical Dance Form....Pages 264-273
Visual Modelling in Architectural Design....Pages 274-282
Using Soft Objects in Computer-Generated Character Animation....Pages 283-297
Back Matter....Pages 299-305

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This collection of contributions surveys the state-of-the-art in computer applications for graphics in art, animation and design. It provides an integrative view of the technological, computer-related aspects and considerations of the application of the computer as an artistic tool. This book is a valuable source of information for both the programmer interested in computer art, and for the artist exploring the creative potential of computers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
In the Mind’s Eye....Pages 3-11
Realism and Computer-Integrated Manufacture....Pages 12-20
The Visualisation of Structural Complexity: Some Thoughts on the 21st Anniversary of the Displays Group....Pages 21-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Computer Graphics—Can Science. Help Make Art?....Pages 29-40
Towards an Integrated Computer Art System....Pages 41-55
Generative Techniques in Graphical Computer Art: Some Possibilities and Practices....Pages 56-79
Form Synth: The Rule-based Evolution of Complex Forms from Geometric Primitives....Pages 80-108
Graphic Potential of Recursive Functions....Pages 109-129
Tessellation and Image Generation by Electronic Kaleidoscope and Colour Table Modification of Video Input....Pages 130-139
Oct-Tree Encoding and Fractal Rendering of Polyhedra....Pages 140-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Computer Assistance to the Design Process....Pages 153-162
A Theory of Computer-Aided Design: A Possible Approach....Pages 163-172
Linking Graphics and Inference....Pages 173-182
Superquadric-based Symbolic Graphics for Design....Pages 183-194
Designer’s Toolkit....Pages 195-215
Computer Graphics and Animation for Interior and Industrial Designers....Pages 216-224
Computer Graphics and Graphic Design: Too Costly, Too Complex, Too Cryptic....Pages 225-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Art of Simulation....Pages 235-245
Computer Animation: A Personal View....Pages 246-252
Towards Autonomous Control for Three-Dimensional Facial Animation....Pages 253-263
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
A Stylised Model for Animating Bharata Natyam, an Indian Classical Dance Form....Pages 264-273
Visual Modelling in Architectural Design....Pages 274-282
Using Soft Objects in Computer-Generated Character Animation....Pages 283-297
Back Matter....Pages 299-305
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