You can perform gradient edits in real-time with Real-Time Gradient-Domain Painting.

These highly deformable baskets have been simulated using Real-Time Subspace Integration for St.Venant-Kirchhoff Deformable Models.

Using Color Compatibility for Assesing Image Realism investigates color harmony and image compositing.

News

Paper Conditionally Accepted to SIGGRAPH Asia

The paper Accelerometer-based User Interfaces for the Control of a Physically Simulated Character by Takaaki Shiratori and Jessica Hodgins has been conditionally accepted to SIGGRAPH Asia 2008. Congratulations to the authors.

Disney Research Lab opens in Pittsburgh

A new Disney Research lab is opening here at Carnegie Mellon (official press release). The lab will be about a block away from campus, and should allow for some interesting collaborative projects.

KDKA covers im2gps

KDKA interviewed James Hays about his project (with Alexei Efros) im2gps. A video and transcript of the segment are available here.

SCA 2008 Papers

The paper Action Capture with Accelerometers by Ronit Slyper and Jessica Hodgins has been accepted to the 2008 Symposium On Computer Animation. Also slated to appear is Achieving Good Connectivity in Motion Graphs by Liming Shao and Graphics lab alum Alla Safonova. Congratulations to the authors.

Lillian Chang awarded Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship

Lillian Chang has been awarded the NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship. She was one of approximately 20 students across the US selected this year to recieve this 3-year fellowship. Congratulations!

Gradient Paint Contest Winners Announced

In celebration of Real-Time Gradient-Domain Painting, the Graphics Lab (mainly Ronit Slyper) held a gradient-domain painting contest.

First Place
James Hays

Second Place
Portia Taylor

Third Place
James Tolbert II

You may view all the excellent entries on the Real-Time Gradient-Domain Painting project page.

Three Papers Conditionally Accepted to SIGGRAPH 2008

Three papers involving graphics lab members have been accepted to SIGGRAPH 2008:

• Sang Il Park and Jessica Hodgins, Data-driven Modeling of Skin and Muscle Deformation
• James McCann and Nancy Pollard, Real-time Gradient-domain Painting
• Christopher Twigg and Doug James, Backward Steps in Rigid Body Simulations

Congratulations to all!

Alyosha Efros awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

The worthy Alyosha Efros has been awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship. Good job!

'Bounce' to be Exhibited

Bounce, a single channel animation installation, was accepted to 20" x 20" x 20": A National Compact Competition and Exhibit. This exhibit can be seen at the LSU Union Art Gallery from March 16 - Apr 4.

The piece was created by Moshe Mahler and Laurel Bancroft.

Alyosha Efros awarded Sloan Fellowship

Our very own Alyosha Efros has been awarded the Sloan Fellowship. Congratulations!