Crowd

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Crowd : "Crowd is the process of simulating the movement of a large number of entities or characters, now often appearing in 3D computer graphics for film. While simulating these crowds, observed human behaviour interaction is taken into account, to replicate the collective behaviour. The characters are attached to point particles, which are then animated by simulating wind, gravity, attractions, and collisions. The particle method is usually inexpensive to implement, and can be done in most 3D software packages. However, the method is not very realistic because it is difficult to direct individual entities when necessary, and because motion is generally limited to a flat surface".

Also called : Particle Motion, Crowd Al, Crowd simulation.