AL : A Language for Procedural Modeling and Animation

Abstract

We present a high-level programming language for the specification of procedural models. AL — an acronym for Animation Language — provides specialized programming constructs, data types, and operations for modeling, animation and rendering. In addition, it introduces a new mechanism for interaction with procedural models called articulation functions. AL extends and generalizes the mechanisms and features of previous animation and modeling languages. The use of AL in widely varying procedural applications is illustrated.