My reading list when writing master thesis at Stuttgart University.

Master Thesis Reading – Steering Behavior For Autonomous Characters

Master Thesis Reading List – 2 Steering Behavior For Autonomous Characters Author: Craig Reynolds (Paper Download)

Abstract: This paper presents solutions for one requirement of autonomous characters in animation and games: the ability to navigate around their world in a life-like and improvisational manner. These “steering behaviors” are largely independent of the particulars of the character’s means of locomotion. Combinations of steering behaviors can be used to achieve higher level goals (For example: get from here to there while avoiding obstacles, follow this corridor, join that group of characters…) This paper divides motion behavior into three levels. It will focus on the middle level of steering behaviors, briefly describe the lower level of locomotion, and touch lightly on the higher level of goal setting and strategy.

Master Thesis Reading – The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals

Master Thesis Reading List – 1 The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals – A Study of Medieval Vault Erection

John Fitchen systematically treats the process of erecting the great edifices of the Gothic era. He explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as specifically as they can be deduced today. Since there are no contemporary accounts of the techniques used by medieval builders, Fitchen’s study brilliantly pieces together clues from manuscript illuminations, from pictorial representations, and from the fabrics of the building themselves.

“Anyone who has caught the fascination of Gothic Churches (and once caught, has almost necessarily got it in the blood) will find this book enthralling.” — A. D. R. Caroe

“Fitchen’s study is a tribute to the extraordinary creative and engineering skills of successive generations of mediaeval builders.” — James Lingwood, Oxford Art Journal