Methods for user guided compression algorithms

• Main Author: Jostein Bratlie
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Narvik; Narvik University College
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.399.4174; http://www.nik.no/2011/s8-bratlie11MethodsForUserGuidedCompression.pdf

In computer games of today and specially massively multiplayer online role playing games virtual world and the characters therein are becoming more and more realistic, and therefore demands a larger and larger amount of data to be described in detail. As a part of the ’DreamWorld’ research project, Funcom and Narvik University College have entered into a co-operation to find new ways to handle some of the issues linked to this. This paper gives and introduction to a PhD project which aim is to develop new methods for user guided compression algorithms. It also aims to end up with a prototype for a user guided animationcompression-tool for seamless integration into an already existing production pipeline. 1