A Model for Manipulation of Virtual Liquid with Virtual Vessels

Abstract

This paper describes a new method to realize an interactive manipulation of virtual liquid using a virtual vessel. The proposed model represents the liquid in the free fall condition as particles, while it does that in the stay condition as volume. The main purpose of this model is the realization of virtual liquid manipulation, while the generation of high quality computer graphics images nor simulating the exact behavior of the liquid, are not the main. Our system with this proposed model makes it possible to catch the liquid using the virtual vessel, to hold the liquid in it, then to flow away the liquid with tilting it. Also the system realizes the manipulation to skim the liquid from another liquid vessel.