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A sketch-based interface to modify and reproduce motion sequences

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We present a sketch-based user interface, which was designed to help novices to create 3D character animations by multi-pass sketching, avoiding the ambiguities usually present in sketch input. Our system also contains sketch-based editing and reproducing tools, which allow paths and motions to be partially updated rather than wholly redrawn; and graphical block interface permits motion sequences to be organized and reconfigured easily. A user evaluation with participants of different skill levels suggest that novices using this sketch interface can produce animations almost as quickly as users who are experienced in 3D animation.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Minwoo Kim and Hyowoo Kim for valuable suggestions. We appreciate NCORE games Inc. for their 3D models and discussions. This research was supported by Seoul R&BD Program(PA110072) and the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government(Ministry of Education, Science and Technology). [NRF-2011-355-D00059].

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  1. Multimedia Graphics Lab—Department of Computer Science, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-Dong Sudaemoon-ku, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea

    Hyunho Jang, Jaewoong Jeon, Eisung Sohn & Yoon-Chul Choy

  2. Department of Multimedia Science, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Soon-Bum Lim

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Jang, H., Jeon, J., Sohn, E. et al. A sketch-based interface to modify and reproduce motion sequences. Multimed Tools Appl 72, 591–612 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-013-1394-z

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