The Clockworks: An Object-Oriented Computer Animation System
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Date
1987
Authors
Breen, David E.
Getto, Phillip H.
Apodaca, Anthony A.
Schmidt, Daniel G.
Sarachan, Brion D.
Getto, Phillip H.
Apodaca, Anthony A.
Schmidt, Daniel G.
Sarachan, Brion D.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Eurographics Association
Abstract
The Clockworks is an object-oriented computer animation system developed at RPl's Center for Interactive Computer Graphics (CICG). The Clockworks has the ability to model and graphically simulate complex 3-D engineering processes, Its interactive capabilities also allow it be used as a design tool. Object-oriented concepts have been utilized in developing its high level architecture and its low level implementation. The Clockworks is defined as a collection of objects which communicate with the user and each other via messages. The actual implementation involved the creation of an object-oriented programming methodology using C and Unix. The complete system provides a rich research environment for exploring modelling, scripting and rendering. It also provides an interactive environment for design and a simulation environment for visual analysis of complex interacting structures.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:egtp.19871021,
booktitle = {EG 1987-Technical Papers},
editor = {},
title = {{The Clockworks: An Object-Oriented Computer Animation System}},
author = {Breen, David E. and Getto, Phillip H. and Apodaca, Anthony A. and Schmidt, Daniel G. and Sarachan, Brion D.},
year = {1987},
publisher = {Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1017-4656},
ISBN = {},
DOI = {10.2312/egtp.19871021}
}