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UCLA Adds Physics to Prat-falls

BaltoAaron writes "CNN.com is reporting on Petros Faloutsos , a UCLA scientist, that has developed a program that creates animation based almost solely on physics. Faloutsos "believes his animation program will one day allow virtual stunt artists to replace their flesh-and-blood counterparts in performing otherwise deadly feats of derring-do." "It's the Holy Grail of character animation. Everybody wants to do it, but there's not a whole lot of it out there right now.""

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  1. The foot by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 4, Funny
    "It's the Holy Grail of character animation."

    I thought Terry Gilliam was the Holy Grail of anima.. oh nevermind..

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