Generating variants of virtual objects based on adjustable external factors

A computer system, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• determining conditional relationships between one or more vertices and each of one or more control points associated with the one or more vertices, wherein the conditional relationships include weights corresponding to each of the one or more vertices, the weights indicating sensitivity of the each of the one or more vertices to modifying a respective one of a series of adjustable external factors observable at the control points, and wherein the weights are associated with a weight map, the weight map generated by applying weight paint to each of the one or more vertices;
• generating simulations in which selected values of the adjustable external factors are applied to the control points over a selected window of time;
• and
• performing the generated simulations to generate, based on the determined conditional relationships, variants of a target virtual object.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
• determining conditional relationships between one or more vertices and each of one or more control points associated with the one or more vertices, wherein the conditional relationships include weights corresponding to each of the one or more vertices, the weights indicating sensitivity of the each of the one or more vertices to modifying a respective one of a series of adjustable external factors observable at the control points, and wherein the weights are associated with a weight map, the weight map generated by applying weight paint to each of the one or more vertices;
• generating simulations in which selected values of the adjustable external factors are applied to the control points over a selected window of time;
• and
• performing the generated simulations to generate, based on the determined conditional relationships, variants of a target virtual object.