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Thesis
Creating 3D tutorial system for facial animation: visualizing facial muscle system based on facial action coding system
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-6072
Abstract
Facial expression animation is an essential component of the current digital media industry. It brings a vivid, anthropomorphic and evolutionary reality to a multitude of digital fields, such as 3D computer character animations, video games, and interactive multimedia. FACS, short for Facial Action Coding System, is an emotion model proposed by Paul Ekman and Wallace V. Friesen and proven to be instrumental to animators. Therefore, the author feels it necessary to establish a visualization of the FACS system to facilitate people's understanding of it by visualizing the muscles underneath the face. This project aims to explain the facial muscular system and its relationships with the six basic human emotions of anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness and surprise. Through examining the related fields with different approaches, the author will produce an anatomically correct skeletomuscular facial rig to demonstrate each of the Action Units of FACS, as well as how they can be used to produce facial expressions of the six basic human emotions.
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Details
- Title
- Creating 3D tutorial system for facial animation
- Creators
- Bolun Li - DU
- Contributors
- David A. Mauriello (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Digital Media; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 6072; 991014632308404721