Method and apparatus for generating procedural texture for natural phenomena and recording medium storing the method

An apparatus to generate procedural textures for a plurality of natural phenomena, comprising:

• a parameter input unit which separately inputs a set of common parameters required to represent the plurality of natural phenomena and a set of specific parameters required to represent physical properties of at least one of the plurality of natural phenomena;
• a texture generation unit which comprises a plurality of texture generators that generate a texture representing the natural phenomena;
• a noise generation unit which generates a noise value using the common parameters and the specific parameters, and transmits the noise value to the texture generation unit;
• and
• a texture determination unit which determines which procedural texture is to be generated according to the common parameters, and transmits the common parameters and the specific parameters to one of the texture generators according to the determination result,
• wherein the texture determination unit analyzes a texture node included in the common parameters and determines the procedural texture to be generated according to the analysis result for the texture node, wherein the texture node is one of a plurality of virtual reality modelling language (VRML) nodes that respectively correspond to the natural phenomena.

At least one computer readable storage medium storing instructions that control at least one processor to perform a method of generating procedural textures for a plurality of natural phenomena, the method comprising:

• inputting a set of common parameters required to represent the plurality of natural phenomena;
• inputting a set of specific parameters required to represent physical properties of at least one of the natural phenomena;
• generating a noise value using the common parameters and the specific parameters;
• determining which procedural texture is to be generated according to the common parameters;
• and
• generating the procedural texture according to the determination results using the noise value, the common parameters, and the specific parameters,
• wherein the determining of which procedural texture is to be generated comprises analyzing a texture node included in the common parameters and determining the procedural texture to be generated according to the analysis result for the texture node, wherein the texture node is one of a plurality of virtual reality modelling language (VRML) nodes that respectively correspond to the natural phenomena.

A method of generating procedural textures for a plurality of natural phenomena, the method comprising:

• using a processor to perform the steps of:
• receiving a set of common parameters required to represent the plurality of natural phenomena;
• receiving a set of specific parameters required to represent physical properties of at least one of the natural phenomena;
• generating a noise value according to the common and specific parameters;
• determining at least one procedural texture to be generated according to the common parameters;
• and
• generating the procedural texture using the noise value and the common and specific parameters,
• wherein the determining of which procedural texture to be generated comprises analyzing a texture node included in the common parameters and determining the procedural texture to be generated according the analysis result for the texture node, wherein the texture node is one of a plurality of virtual reality modelling language (VRML) nodes that respectively correspond to the natural phenomena.

A method of generating procedural textures for a plurality of natural phenomena, the method comprising:

• using a processor to perform the steps of:
• generating a noise value using common parameters required to represent the plurality of natural phenomena, and specific parameters required to represent physical properties of at least one of the natural phenomena;
• determining a procedural texture to be generated according to the common parameters;
• and
• generating the procedural texture using the noise value, the common parameters, and the specific parameters,
• wherein the determining the procedural texture to be generated comprises analyzing a texture node included in the common parameters and determining the procedural texture to be generated according the analysis result for the texture node, wherein the texture node is one of a plurality of virtual reality modelling language (VRML) nodes that respectively correspond to the natural phenomena.

A method of generating procedural textures for a plurality of natural phenomena;

• the method comprising:
• using a processor to perform the steps of:
• receiving a set of common parameters to represent the plurality of natural phenomena;
• receiving a set of specific parameters to represent physical properties of at least one of the natural phenomena;
• determining which procedural texture to generate according to the common parameters;
• and
• generating the procedural texture according to the common and specific parameters,
• wherein the determining which procedural texture to be generated comprises analyzing a texture node included in the common parameters and determining the procedural texture to be generated according the analysis result for the texture node, wherein the texture node is one of a plurality of virtual reality modelling language (VRML) nodes that respectively correspond to the natural phenomena.