A knowledge-driven approach for Korean traditional costume (hanbok) modeling

Abstract

Though garment simulation is now one of the important elements in broad range of digital contents, general users do not know well enough how to design a virtual costume that meets some requirements of its specific clothing pattern. In particular, hanbok-the Korean traditional costume- has many different characteristics against western ones in the aspect of its pattern design and of draping. This paper presents a knowledge-driven approach for supporting hanbok draping simulation without knowing how to design hanbok. Based on the analysis of designer's knowledge, we defined multi-level method of measurement construction according to the body shape features of different virtual actors. An experimental system is developed in the form of a Maya plug-in so that we can assure that time and effort for hanbok modeling is reduced and made easy. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004.