Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a method that generates knitting patterns for arbitrary 3D shapes, opening the possibility of “on-demand knitting.” Think 3D printing, but softer.

Last spring, students in her class were the first in the nation to use computer software to generate customized patterns from body scans. The students created sizing charts and special alteration ...

Could you tell if this was generated by a computer or a person? Would it matter? A simpler form of ... More ranom block patterns was used to study how people respond to computer generated art.

Researchers have developed a computer model that can translate text describing physical movements directly into simple computer-generated animations ... easy sequences -- "A person walks forward ...