Class #17: Motion of Crowds and Flocks

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• Topics:
  - Group behaviors
  - Local vs. global motion planning
  - Deformable crowds
  - Follow-the-leader model
• Required Readings:
• Flocking behaviors:
  O.B. Bayazit, J.M. Lien, N.M. Amato. Better Flocking Behaviors in Complex Environments using Global Roadmaps., Proc. Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR'02), Nice, France, Dec. 2002. [pdf]
• Follow-the-leader model:
  T.Y. Li, Y.J. Jeng, S. Chang. Simulating Virtual Human Crowds with a Leader-Follower Model. Proc. 2001 Computer Animation Conf., Korea, Nov. 2001. [pdf]

· Powerpoint slides:

o Introduction

o Paper 1

o Paper 2