Triggering Artwork Swaps for Live Animation

Explore a cutting-edge interactive system for triggering artwork swaps in live 2D character animation. Delve into the innovative multi-touch triggering interface and predictive triggering model presented at the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Learn how this 22-minute conference talk addresses the challenges of managing animation controls during live performances, enabling real-time character control and improvisation. Discover the system's design, which overlays visual triggers around a live preview of the character and leverages practice performances to suggest pose transitions. Gain insights from quantitative experiments, a user study with novices, and professional animator interviews that evaluate the system's effectiveness in enhancing live animation storytelling.