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The screenshot test for your game

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IBMM++: Improved and versatile motion generation with implicit Bézier curves

Disney Research Studios details IBMM++, an upgraded motion-generation model that tightens constraint accuracy and cuts foot sliding for animation workflows. …

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Learning to Search for Executable Patternmaking from Certified Programs

arXiv cs.GR details SemDraft, a system that learns to recover executable sewing-pattern edits from paired before-and-after garments. Instead of generating …

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