Digital Contents for Creating and Watching 3DCG of Vehicles Based on Drawing their Pictures

Abstract

In this paper, the author developed a method to generate 3DCG models of trains and cars by drawing their simple pictures with pens on papers. The author also developed a system that allows us to see the generated 3DCG models of trains and cars running in a 3DCG diorama three-dimensionally. The author created digital contents applying the developed method and system, and exhibited them at events hosted by a railway company and an automobile company. With this content, the users could run 3DCG models of train or car in the CG diorama and watch them immediately by just drawing pictures of vehicles on papers with pens. More than 300 children experienced the contents at each event, and enjoyed creating 3DCG vehicles by drawing and watching them. The author confirmed that the proposed method was useful to create interactive contents which attract many children at events.