Automatic Generation of Computer Animation: Using AI for Movie Animation

The cost of producing animated movies is very high, even with the use of computer graphics techniques. This book reports on the methodologies and the implementation of a software prototype called SWAN automating the production process by using artificial intelligence techniques. It supports the full life cycle from a children's story in natural language text form to the final animated movie. A cartoon produced by SWAN was already shown on CCTV (Chinese Central Television Station).