Real-time Shader Rendering for Crowds in Virtual Heritage

Ciechomski, Pablo de Heras; Schertenleib, Sébastien; Maïm, Jonathan; Maupu, Damien; Thalmann, Daniel

Real-time Shader Rendering for Crowds in Virtual Heritage

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Date

2005

Authors

Ciechomski, Pablo de Heras
Schertenleib, Sébastien
Maïm, Jonathan
Maupu, Damien
Thalmann, Daniel

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

We present a method of fully dynamically rendered virtual humans with variety in color, animation and appearance. This is achieved by using vertex and fragment shaders programmed in the OpenGL shading language (GLSL). We then compare our results with a fixed function pipeline based approach. We also show a color variety creation GUI using HSB color space restriction. An improved version of the LOD pipeline for our virtual characters is presented. With these new techniques, we are able to use a full dynamic animation range in the crowd populating the Aphrodisias odeon (which is part of the ERATO project), i.e., a greater repertoire of animations, smooth transitions and more variety and speed. We show how a multi-view of the rendering data can ensure good batching of rendering primitives and comfortable constant time access.

        @inproceedings{:10.2312/VAST/VAST05/091-098
,
booktitle = {The 6th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage VAST
},
editor = {Mark Mudge and Nick Ryan and Roberto Scopigno
},
title = {{Real-time Shader Rendering for Crowds in Virtual Heritage
}},
author = {Ciechomski, Pablo de Heras and 
Schertenleib, Sébastien and 
Maïm, Jonathan and 
Maupu, Damien and 
Thalmann, Daniel
},
year = {2005
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1811-864X
},
ISBN = {3-905673-28-2
},
DOI = {/10.2312/VAST/VAST05/091-098
}
}