Project Overview

The goal of the project creaZoo [kri'su] at the computer graphics laboratory at ETH Zurich is to model the behavior of simple (and maybe more sophisticated) creatures.

The project started in 2001 and up to now, we have implemented a simulation environment with many features. Our system supports a large number (up to several hundred) autonomous agents with reactive and proactive behavior in a dynamic real-time environment. Additionally, we can easily combine existing behavior patterns to new ones in order to create more sophisticated behavior out of simple ones. Easy group building with hierarchical organizations are used to create collective behavior such as herding or flocking.
The system provides a level-of-detail approach for beahvior simulation that does not neglect invisible characters. Additionally, we use the hierarchies within groups of agents to break down the complexity of the behavior simulation in order to increase speed and the reactivity of each character.
Currently, our primary research focuses on the integration of goal-oriented behavior in addition to the existing reactive behavior. Compared to reactive behavior which only takes the current state into account, goal-oriented behavior enables the agents to consider future states and to decide with respect to given goals.

You're a student interested in a semester or diploma thesis on this project?

Prof. Markus Gross IFW D28.1 CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland Phone: +41-(0)1-632 71 14 Mail: grossminf.ethz.ch

Christoph Niederberger IFW D29.2 CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland Phone: +41-(0)1-632 04 47 Mail: niederbergerinf.ethz.ch