Interactive Physics Simulation for Virtual Technologies

摘要

Between fun video game physics to useful high-fidelity physics simulation, there is a whole range of models, numerical methods and computational resources. Now what is it possible to achieve today in term of realism when restricted to real-time performance for human in the loop physics-based simulation? Keeping in mind general consumer market, how much recent progress in CPU and GPU hardware is helping us achieving our goals and at what price. So in this talk I will be talking about the evolution and uses of interactive physics simulation and my vision of where this is going together with the emerging Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality technologies. How does this reflect with the new generation internet and the ability to extend physics interaction to include other human in the same loop? Martin Courchesne is a project manager and research engineer at CEA Tech (French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Commission) in the Interactive Simulation and Virtual Reality laboratory. Starting with a degree in optical physics, Mr. Courchesne spent the last 25 years working and researching on physics simulation engines for real-time interactive application. From simulating cloth and hair as a research assistant at university of Geneva, to creating a collection of physics-based engines for the video game industry, he then spent over 10 years at CM-Labs simulations where he was a major contributor to the Vortex simulation engine. After an additional 5 years as founder and CEO at Simwat Simulations he finally joined the CEA Tech a year ago where he is involved in several projects related to the use of physics simulation in industrial and health applications.