[Publications] [Software Engineering Research Group] [Department of Computer Science] [University of British Columbia]

Reusable Interactions for Animation
Gene S. Lee

In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Software Reuse (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 2--5 June 1998), IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 320--329, 1998.

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Abstract

This paper identifies reusable interactions and presents them as an important construct for development and reuse in computer animation. A reusable interaction manages the flow of information between components. Uncommonly discussed in animation and other software disciplines, they are first-class entities that adapt easily, organize hierarchically, and operate dynamically. A novel approach for computer animation that employs reusable interactions is presented in the form of the RASP toolkit. The toolkit provides tools to manage and to organize interactions between application components over time. Arranged in a hierarchy, the tools promote multiple levels of reuse. Each level introducing greater means to coordinate the interactions and to reuse them appropriately.


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