A Pen and Paper Interface for Animation Creation

P. Figueroa, J. Arcos, D. Rodriguez, J. Moreno, F. Samavati

2014

Abstract

We present a Sketch Based Interface that allows non-expert users to create an animation with sound from a drawing on paper. Current animation programs may be daunting for novice users due to the complexity of their interfaces. In our work, users first draw a sketch on paper. Such a sketch is then processed by our tool and converted to an animation that includes sound. We do this process by means of a predefined set of 2D symbols and words that represent 3D characters, animations, and associated sounds. We present three studies of the proposed system, one related to the accuracy of the recognition process, another on the convenience of our system, and a third on the effect of sound on the final animation.

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Figueroa P., Arcos J., Rodriguez D., Moreno J. and Samavati F. (2014). A Pen and Paper Interface for Animation Creation . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-002-4, pages 364-371. DOI: 10.5220/0004719003640371


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@conference{grapp14,
author={P. Figueroa and J. Arcos and D. Rodriguez and J. Moreno and F. Samavati},
title={A Pen and Paper Interface for Animation Creation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={364-371},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004719003640371},
isbn={978-989-758-002-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)
TI - A Pen and Paper Interface for Animation Creation
SN - 978-989-758-002-4
AU - Figueroa P.
AU - Arcos J.
AU - Rodriguez D.
AU - Moreno J.
AU - Samavati F.
PY - 2014
SP - 364
EP - 371
DO - 10.5220/0004719003640371