Maya® Studio Projects Dynamics

Introduction

Simulation: You hear the term a lot. It's used by the military to describe how they train, it teaches airline pilots how to fly, and it shows meteorologists what the weather will be. Even doctors are getting in on the game by doing virtual surgery. Simulation is everywhere; as computers get more powerful, so do the simulations.

Simulation is the action that results from established parameters describing a particular scenario. The hard part about understanding simulation is how each component influences the outcome. Take the weather, for example. Meteorologists look at the amount of moisture in the air, the direction of the wind, and even the position of the moon to try to predict what the weather will be. Each of these factors has ...