Dobbyn, S.McDonnell, R.Kavan, L.Collins, S.O'Sullivan, C.Dieter Fellner and Charles Hansen2015-07-192015-07-192006https://doi.org/10.2312/egs.20061038The animation and rendering of crowds of realistically clothed characters presents a difficult challenge in computer graphics, which is further exacerbated when real-time frame rates are required. To date, due to real-time constraints, standard skinning methods have been used to animate the clothes of individuals in real-time crowds, which does not create the appropriate secondary motion for flowing garments. However, plausible cloth simulation is vital for the depiction of realistic characters, so we have developed a novel crowd system in which the individuals are endowed with realism and variety through the addition of physically simulated clothing and hardware assisted pattern variation.10.2312/egs.20061038103-106