Systems and methods for computer animation using an order of operations deformation engine

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• determine to cause deformation of a region of an asset, wherein the asset is provided in a low resolution and is associated with an asset mesh structure;
• identify at least one deformer instance to apply to the asset mesh structure that corresponds to causing the region of the asset to be deformed, wherein the asset mesh structure comprises a plurality of mesh positions;
• based on the at least one deformer instance, determine a subset of the plurality of mesh positions to modify to cause the deformation of the region;
• cause the subset of the plurality of mesh positions to be modified to cause the deformation of the region, resulting in a deformed asset;
• apply a triangle sub-division algorithm to the deformed asset to convert the deformed asset from the low resolution to a high resolution;
• and
• cause an image of the deformed asset in the high resolution to be rendered.

A computer-implemented method for computer animation implemented by at least one processor in communication with at least one memory, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining to cause deformation of a region of an asset, wherein the asset is provided in a low resolution and is associated with an asset mesh structure;
• identifying at least one deformer instance to apply to the asset mesh structure that corresponds to causing the region of the asset to be deformed, wherein the asset mesh structure comprises a plurality of mesh positions;
• based on the at least one deformer instance, determining a subset of the plurality of mesh positions to modify to cause the deformation of the region;
• causing the subset of the plurality of mesh positions to be modified to cause the deformation of the region, resulting in a deformed asset;
• applying a triangle sub-division algorithm to the deformed asset to convert the deformed asset from the low resolution to a high resolution;
• and
• causing an image of the deformed asset in the high resolution to be rendered.