Apparatus and method for producing crowd animation

Abstract

An apparatus for producing crowd animation includes: a user-input controller for receiving from a user level of detail (LOD) of each individual in a picture of the crowd animation; a simulation controller for performing simulation of the crowd animation for a specific time period to update simulation information on each individual; and a display controller for displaying the picture of the crowd animation by using display information corresponding to the LOD of each individual, the display information being selected among the simulation information. The LOD of each individual indicates: displaying the individual with location information thereof only; displaying the individual with the location and model information thereof; or displaying the individual with the location, model and motion information thereof. The simulation information includes location information, model information and motion information of each individual.

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