AI for Games and Animation: A Cognitive Modeling Approach

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ISBN: 9781568811031 | 1568811039
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 7/22/1999

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John Funge introduces a new approach to creating autonomous characters. Cognitive modeling provides computer-animated characters with logic, reasoning, and planning skills. Individual chapters in the book provide concrete examples of advanced character animation, automated cinematography, and a real-time computer game. Source code, animations, images, and other resources are available at the book's website, listed below.

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Foreword
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Cognitive Characters	p. 1
Domain Knowledge	p. 2
Character Instruction	p. 3
Knowledge Acquisition	p. 5
Phenomenology	p. 5
Implementation	p. 11
Other Models	p. 12
Background	p. 13
Geometric Models	p. 14
Kinematic Control	p. 19
Physical Models	p. 21
Noninterpenetration	p. 25
Biomechanical Models	p. 27
Behavior and Cognitive Models	p. 34
Domain Knowledge	p. 37
Mathematical Logic	p. 37
Situation Calculus	p. 39
Sensing	p. 47
Knowledge Producing Actions	p. 47
Interval Arithmetic	p. 53
Interval-valued Epistemic Fluents	p. 55
Inaccurate Sensors	p. 56
Sensing Changing Values	p. 57
Correctness	p. 58
Operators for Interval Arithmetic	p. 63
Knowledge of Terms	p. 64
Usefulness	p. 65
Character Instruction	p. 73
Predefined Behavior	p. 74
Goal-directed Behavior	p. 77
The Middle Ground	p. 81
A Simple Tutorial Example: Maze Solving	p. 86
Learning	p. 95
Machine Learning	p. 96
Creating a Training Set	p. 98
Representation of the Learned Function	p. 103
Learning Algorithm	p. 107
Putting It All Together	p. 111
A Predefined Behavior Layer	p. 111
Interface	p. 112
Rolling Forward	p. 117
Embedding Goal-directed Behavior	p. 119
Intelligent Flocks	p. 123
CML	p. 125
Precondition and Effect Axioms	p. 126
Complex Actions	p. 127
Cinematography	p. 131
Automated Cinematography	p. 131
Implementation	p. 137
Prehistoric World	p. 141
The Prehistoric World	p. 141
Effect Axioms	p. 142
Precondition Axioms	p. 148
Character Instruction	p. 148
Implementation	p. 149
Undersea world	p. 157
Evasion Behavior	p. 159
The Great Escape	p. 166
Pet Protection	p. 169
General Melee	p. 173
Visibility Testing	p. 174
Low-level System Implementation	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 191
AI Accelerator Cards	p. 192
Robotics	p. 193
Electronic Commerce and Web Avatars	p. 193
Other Applications	p. 193
Bibliography	p. 195
Index	p. 208
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