Material point method along with other mesh-free methods start to show their power in animation production. This is how many latest animations make you feel so real with the latest research in compuation mechanics.

• Fig 1: Finite volume method v.s. finite element method.
• Fig 2: Finite volume behavior.
• Fig 3: Finite element method example.
• Fig 4: Euler viewpoint v.s. Lagrangian viewpoint.
• Fig 5: Sketch of material point method (MPM) meshing.
• Fig 6: Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method.
• Fig 7: Another example of SPH method.
• Fig 8: Simulation of water surface.
• Fig 9: Deformation according to MPM simulation.
• Fig 10: Animation production as Frozen.
• Fig 11: Movie production through parameter tuning.
• Fig 12: Flow interface interacting with a wheel.
• Fig 13: Other applications of MPM method.

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