• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.11-18
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• 2007

Creating stylistic facial animation is one of the most important problems in character animation. Traditionally facial animation is created manually by animators of captured using motion capture systems. But this process is very difficult and labor-intensive. In this work, we present an intuitive, easy-to-use, sketch-based user interface system that facilitates the process of creating facial animation and key-frame interpolation method using facial capture data. The user of our system is allowed to create expressive speech facial animation easily and rapidly.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.34
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• pp.317-344
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• 2014

Perspectives on the basis of arts and cultural management, this study intends to suggest improvements in core curriculums that are required in order for South Korea, a country that has initiated into the animation industry through outsourcing from big-budget animation production countries such as America and Japan, to develop its own strong base in creative animation industry. The perspectives of arts management in this context means an integration nexus between human studies, social science and management, and suggestions are as follow: First, it is crucial to understand the current trend of animation industry structure across the globe, as well as to develop the ability of co-production. Animation industry often requires technical skills, capital strength and human resources, each having equal importance. Therefore, thorough analysis of the three components in worldwide animation industry must be preceded for animation production services. To do so, collaboration with major animation creation countries is the best option and is highly encouraged, so that the national animation curriculum shall be enhanced to meet such demands and hence develop various abilities. The second is a good understanding of new-media and new-platforms. Not only the traditional distributor of animation such as television and theater, the distribution system expands its scope to a variety of online sources including pod-casts and the Internet. Under these circumstances, a deep understanding towards animation distribution system and an analysis of the new consumer channel are also of paramount importance for animation production. Third, a possibility of animation supply chain through diversified routes and media have paved the way for a possible animation production services and distribution without a mega-budget. Thus, new curriculum shall need to reinforce marketing and management aspects that will in turn help individuals to establish a self-employed creative business. Last but not least, this study further includes illustration of current curriculum of animation studies in national universities, followed by detailed suggestions for the curriculum improvements based on the above mentioned three factors. It was observed that the current curriculums have been solely focused on practical works and technical skills of animation and art studies; a four-year-course colleges that provide animation courses usually lack components of human studies, social science and management. Thus, this study proposes essential contexts of management studies that are needed for individual business and also curriculum improvements that are derived from the analysis of the current industry and the new media.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.3
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• pp.28-55
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• 1999

• Journal of Science of Art and Design
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• v.7
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• pp.206-226
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• 2005

• 한국만화애니메이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.12-22
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• 2011

• 한국만화애니메이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.52-65
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• 2011

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.11
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• pp.55-72
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• 2007

Entering the Chinese animation market is a requirement for the survival and growth of Korean animation industry. While the size of Korean domestic animation market is not big enough to explain the investment for the production of animation project, the rapidly growing Chinese market provides a great potential for Korean animation. However, in recent few years, a high entrance barrier has been raised by Chinese government who aggressively enforce the strong policy to protect and develop the Chinese animation industry, by blocking the foreign animations out of Chinese domestic TV broadcasting. As a result, Chinese animation industry has witnessed a rapid growth enough to satisfy the domestic TV programming needs, and there seems no room for Korean animation to be exposed to Chinese animation consumers, whether through export of the program or co-production with Chinese companies. Through the study on Chinese government's policies and recent development of Chinese animation industry, this article is suggesting a new strategy for Korean animation industry to effectively exploit the Chinese market. In order to overcome the entrance barrier, Korean animation industry should satisfy the needs of Chinese government and industry for mutual benefit of both countries, and it can be accomplished by positioning Korean animation industry as a partner for Chinese industry, helping China in its way to the No.1 position in the global animation market. By providing the creative development capability, business knowhow and global marketing network for the co-production project, Korean animation industry can make a win-win situation for both countries, and at this point of stage, it would be the most effective way to make a meaningful presence of Korean animation industry in Chinese market.

• Digital Contents
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• no.3 s.154
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• pp.52-55
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• 2006

최근 일본 애니메이션은 인터넷, 휴대전화 등 뉴미디어의 등장, 낮은 출산율, 제작환경의 열악함으로 인한 젊은층의 외면 등으로 과거의 영광을 재현하는데 먹구름이 끼고 있다. 이를 타개하기 위해 일본은 정부의 적극적인 지원, 타산업과의 연계 모색 등 각종 애니메이션 지원책을 쏟아내고 있다. 전세계 애니메이션시장을 선도하고 있는 일본이 급변하는 시장과 기술 환경속에서 어떻게 대처해 나가는지 지켜보는 것은 같은 시스템을 지닌 우리에게도 의미있는 일이 될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1999.10b
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• pp.622-624
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• 1999

모핑 애니메이션은 컴퓨터 그래픽스 및 많은 응용에서 이용되고 있다. 모핑 애니메이션에서는 대부분 이미지들을 동영상 편집기 등을 이용하므로 많은 저장 공간을 필요로 한다. 본 논문에서는 이를 해결하는 한 방법으로 프랙탈 기법을 사용한다. 예를 보이기 위해 두 개의 나무 모핑 애니메이션을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.453-456
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• 2001

가상환경에서 애니메이션을 구현하는 방법으로는 여러 가지가 있다. 그러나 그 방법들을 살펴보면 애니메이션 데이터와 아바타 데이터가 서로 분리되지 못하고, 애니메이이션 데이터는 아바타 데이터에 종속되어 있다는 단점이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 애니메이션 데이터를 아바타 데이터에 독립적으로 기술할 수 있도록 새로운 행위 기술언어를 정의하고 이를 활용할 수 있도록 하는 시스템을 개발, 제시하도록 한다.