Motion Level of Detail(LOD)

Neoklis PolyzotisVuk Ercegovac

CS838 Spring 2000

Why use LODs? Save computing resources Commonly used for geometric

models Why not apply same arguments to

motion data?

Motion LOD issues Where does the LOD come from? When to choose one LOD over

another? Type of retargeting Smooth transitions How to integrate into existing

tools?

Approach Taken

Edit

LODs

Chooser Retargeter Output

Skeleton Editing

Modified Rendering Pipeline

Some Movies for Results Close up of IK and Geometric with

LOD vs. Original IK LOD transitions Geometric LOD transitions IK vs. Geometric vs. Original from

far away

Summary Manual skeleton LOD generation Automated LOD chooser and

retargeter Comparison between two types of

retargeters Integration into Motion Capture

Tool