http://www.sgi.com/products/appsdirectory.dir/Applications/Animation/ApplicationNumber5897.html (Silicon Surf Promotional CD, 01/1995)Jack(R) is software for the definition, manipulation, animation, and human factors performance analysis of simulated human figures. Built on a powerful representation for articulated figures composed of joints and segments with boundary geometry, Jack offers the interactive user an extremely powerful 3-D interface. Among the analysis tasks addressed are human reach, view, and fit assessment under multiple constraints. Human figures are anthropometrically sized to user-specifiable databases available. Requirements: Any SGI, z-buffer (H/W or S/W), IRIX 4.0.5 or later, Min 16 Meg RAM. Jack '94 (v.5.8) is available now.
Dawn Becket
Associate Director University of Pennsylvania Center for Human Modeling & Simulation Dept. of Computer & Information Sciences Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389 USA 215-898-1488 fax:213-898-0587 hms@graphics.cis.upenn.edu