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Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)
Posted By: *mixy <mxyzptlk@3dpower.net>Date: 8/8/00 10:31 a.m.

In Response To: Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt) (Morgan)

> Yeah, if they don't know how IK works, don't tell how it helps the game,
> you're bound to get it wrong. The cool thing about the shadows in Halo is
> they're not clear and sharp, they're kinda blurry. Usually when you render
> realtime shadows (and I don't mean thos stupid blurry circles under your
> feet) they come out with sharp, pixelated, edges, but they got theirs
> blurry! But the IK sure does make vehicles, deaths, and explosions
> realistic!

> Morgan

explosions? vehicles?

ok, heres my understanding of the whole IK thing... inverse kinematics (sp?) is how bones and joints are connected together (i guess this could kinda apply to vehicles too...) so that when you you move the say a foot or hand, the rest of the leg or arm's movements are generated by the computer, instead of the animator having to sit there and position every piece independantly.

The cool thing about animations in Oni arent really the IK (not to me atleast...) but the interpolation. Where instead of precanned movements, only keyframes are set and all the frames inbetween are calculated on the fly. So that a complex series like: run -> jump -> tumble -> draw weapon isnt 4 seperate animations lumped together, but one continous smooth movement between the 4 keyframes

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Replies:

new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)*mixy 8/7/00 11:36 a.m.
     Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)Bachus 8/7/00 1:02 p.m.
           Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)Forensic, the orange bastard 8/7/00 5:44 p.m.
                 Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)Morgan 8/8/00 6:57 a.m.
                       Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)*mixy 8/8/00 10:31 a.m.
                             Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)Forensic 8/8/00 12:00 p.m.
                                   Re: new oni preview @ 3dactionplanet.com (vlt)Mark Levin 8/8/00 1:10 p.m.



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