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Hybrid Intelligence in Cartoon Captioning: Evaluating AI as a Creative Writing Partner
Uğur Önal, Sanem Sariel, Metin Sezgin +2
Crafting cartoon captions requires an understanding of humor, context, and the relationship between image and text. Traditionally, illustrators and writers collaborate to strengthe…
Comparing Human and AI Performance in Visual Storytelling through Creation of Comic Strips: A Case Study
Uğur Önal, Sanem Sariel, Metin Sezgin +1
This article presents a case study comparing the capabilities of humans and artificial intelligence (AI) for visual storytelling. We developed detailed instructions to recreate a t…
Medial Parametrization of Arbitrary Planar Compact Domains with Dipoles
Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Ergun Akleman
We present medial parametrization, a new approach to parameterizing any compact planar domain bounded by simple closed curves. The basic premise behind our proposed approach is to…
Development of Context-Sensitive Formulas to Obtain Constant Luminance Perception for a Foreground Object in Front of Backgrounds of Varying Luminance
Ergun Akleman, Bekir Tevfik Akgun, Adil Alpkocak
In this article, we present a framework for developing context-sensitive luminance correction formulas that can produce constant luminance perception for foreground objects. Our fo…
A Modified de Casteljau Subdivision that Supports Smooth Stitching with Hierarchically Organized Bicubic Bezier Patches
Saied Zarrinmehr, Ergun Akleman, Jianer Chen
One of the theoretically intriguing problems in computer-aided geometric modeling comes from the stitching of the tensor product Bezier patches. When they share an extraordinary ve…
Projective Holder-Minkowski Colors: A Generalized Set of Commutative & Associative Operations with Inverse Elements for Representing and Manipulating Colors
Ergun Akleman, Somyung, Oh +3
One of the key problems in dealing with color in rendering, shading, compositing, or image manipulation is that we do not have algebraic structures that support operations over col…
On The Power of Subtle Expressive Cues in the Perception of Human Affects
Ezgi Dede, Kamile Asli Agilonu, Ergun Akleman +1
In this study, we introduce a sketch-based method for testing how subtle expressive cues influence the perception of affect in illustrations of human figures. We specifically study…
Hyper-Realist Rendering: A Theoretical Framework
Ergun Akleman, Murat Kurt, Derya Akleman +3
This is the first paper in a series on hyper-realist rendering. In this paper, we introduce the concept of hyper-realist rendering and present a theoretical framework to obtain hyp…
Compositing with 2D Vector Fields by using Shape Maps that can represent Inconsistent, Impossible, and Incoherent Shapes
Ergun Akleman, Youyou Wang, Ozgur Gonen
In this paper, we present a new compositing approach to obtain stylized reflections and refractions with a simple control. Our approach does not require any mask or separate 3D ren…
Representing and Modeling Inconsistent, Impossible, and Incoherent Shapes and Scenes with 2D Non-Conservative Vector Fields mapped on 2-Complexes
Ergun Akleman, Youyou Wang, Ozgur Gonen
In this paper, we present a framework to represent mock 3D objects and scenes, which are not 3D but appear 3D. In our framework, each mock-3D object is represented using 2D non-con…
A Digital Compositing Approach to obtain Animated Chinese Still-life Paintings with Global Effects
Sitong Deng, Ergun Akleman
In this work, we present a method for turning Chinese still-life paintings with global illumination effects into dynamic paintings with moving lights. Our goal is to preserve the o…
Recursive Camera Painting: A Method for Real-Time Painterly Renderings of 3D Scenes
Ergun Akleman, Cassie Mullins, Christopher Morrison +1
In this work, we present the recursive camera-painting approach to obtain painterly smudging in real-time rendering applications. We have implemented recursive camera painting as b…
Multi-Axis and Multi-Vector Gradient Estimations: Using Multi-Sampled Complex Unit Vectors to Estimate Gradients of Real Functions
Ergun Akleman, Alan Freed
In this preliminary study, we provide two methods for estimating the gradients of functions of real value. Both methods are built on derivative estimations that are calculated usin…
Web-Based Dynamic Paintings: Real-Time Interactive Artworks in Web Using a 2.5D Pipeline
Ergun Akleman, Youyou wang, Yinan Xiong +4
In this work, we present a 2.5D pipeline approach to creating dynamic paintings that can be re-rendered interactively in real-time on the Web. Using this 2.5D approach, any existin…
Satin Non-Woven Fabrics for Designing of Self-Regulating Breathable Building Skins
Saied Zarrinmehr, Ergun Akleman, Tahir Cagin
In this paper, we introduce the concept of 2-way 2-fold genus-1 non-woven fabrics that can be used to design self-regulating breathable building skins. The advantage of non-woven s…
Moments for Perceptive Narration Analysis Through the Emotional Attachment of Audience to Discourse and Story
Gary Bruins, Ergun Akleman
In this work, our goal is to develop a theoretical framework that can eventually be used for analyzing the effectiveness of visual stories such as feature films to comic books. To…
Curved Space-Filling Tiles Using Voronoi Decomposition with Line, and Curve Segments Closed Under Wallpaper Symmetries
Haard Panchal, Ergun Akleman, Vinayak Krishnamurthy +2
In this paper, we present a new approach to obtain symmetric tiles with curved edges. Our approach is based on using higher-order Voronoi sites that are closed under wallpaper symm…
An Interactive Web-Based System for Creating Single Panel Cartoons with Visually Valid Compositions
Ergun Akleman, Akhilesh Vijaykumar, Richard Furuta +1
The creation of cartoon-based stories (comics) requires a lot of creativity and hard work for naive users. We observe that single-panel cartoons are the building blocks of any comi…
Circular Average Filtering and Circular Linear Interpolation in Complex Color Spaces
Ergun Akleman, Shubham Agarwall, Donald H. House +1
In color spaces where the chromatic term is given in polar coordinates, the shortest distance between colors of the same value is circular. By converting such a space into a comple…
Construction of Planar and Symmetric Truss Structures with Interlocking Edge Elements
Anantha Natarajan, Jiaqi Cui, Ergun Akleman +1
In this paper, we present an algorithmic approach to design and construct planar truss structures based on symmetric lattices using modular elements. The method of assembly is simi…