{"id":339194,"date":"2017-04-25T06:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T22:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1480700"},"modified":"2017-04-25T06:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T22:48:53","slug":"creepy-facial-projections-3d-hair-capture-digital-creepers-and-more-from-eurographics-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/creepy-facial-projections-3d-hair-capture-digital-creepers-and-more-from-eurographics-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepy facial projections, 3D hair capture, digital creepers and more from Eurographics 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Eurographics conference<\/a> is underway in Lyon and among the more technical offerings from computer graphics specialists are a few cool enough for just about anyone to appreciate. Unless you\u2019re afraid of clowns. In that case, you probably shouldn\u2019t scroll down.<\/p>\n

First is a system for simulating vines and creepers as they grow in complex interweaving patterns. The plants are a series of particles that interact with their immediate environment \u2014 angle, material, light exposure, other plants \u2014 and grow appropriately. The video shows the simulation without plant trappings, and it looks like intelligent sausage links.<\/p>\n

Coupled with fluid dynamics and a few other tricks, these virtual plants can grow and be interacted with in real time. Imagine exploring (and pruning)\u00a0 a world where intelligent vines slither like snakes up the landscape, pursuing you and your murderous machete. Shivers!<\/p>\n