Digital Actors in Rings Can Think
...the Oscar-winning Weta Digital team pulled off anticipated scenes for the latest installment, The Two Towers -- such as the battle at Helm's Deep -- by digitally generating smart crowds to supplement the live action.
The computer-generated characters, called agents, have minds of their own.
"Every agent has its own choices and a complete brain. The most important thing about making realistic crowds is making realistic individuals."
