Animation of human motion : an interactive tool

The goal of this work is the implementation of an interactive, general purpose, human motion animation tool. The tool uses parametric key-frame animation as the animation technique. DiflPerent abstractions of motion specification in key-frame generation are explored, and a new notion of semi goal-directed animation for generating key-frame orientations of human body is introduced to resolve the tradeoif between animator and machine burden in choosing a level of motion specification.