Animation Warping for Responsiveness in FIFA Soccer Paul

Animation Warping for Responsiveness in FIFA Soccer Paul Mc. Comas & Jason Sanmiya

Overview • Insert screenshots of the previous video detailing what we’re going to talk about

Procedural Turns

Procedural Turns

Animated Turns

A Proposal: Fixed Delta Rotation

Foot Planting

Foot Planting Blend Node Blen Heig ded Foo t ht & Velo city! Blend Node Jog Clip Sprint Clip Turn Clip • Right Arm. SQT • … • Left Foot. SQT • Left Foot Height. Float • Left Foot Velocity. Float

Warp Segments Z Speed Time X Z Z X X

Trajectories

Dynamic Adjustment

Interruptions

Turn Summary

IK to make ball touches

Volley

Height Warping height bonus 0 time knee bend touch end

Height Warping

Face Angle Warping face angle bonus 0 time touch end

Face Angle Warping

Time Warping Set first point to match entry speed Original distribution so player does not run through ball 4 3 2 1 5 6 7 9 8 Spread out remaining points to smooth speed curve

Time Warping Playback rate set near one to prevent overrun 1. 5 1 0. 5 set to match start speed set area to match touch time touch t end

Preserving Momentum 0. 4 Speed Drop Speed 0. 3 0. 2 0. 1 0. 0 0 1 2 Time 3 4 5

Touch Summary

Observation Some things just don’t blend y e n o o l l i H The Brangelina Problem

Questionable Blending Contact Planes

Blending Face Angle Move angle discontinuity Face angle discontinuity Preserve Face Angle Preserve Move Angle

Turn Selection Z Z 90? 135? Target X X

Tips Target

Summary

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