Implementation of 3D Deformable Objects on Smart Devices Using FFD-AABB Algorithm

Due to the enriched hardware technology and release of various types of applications, the world’s smart device market has been rapidly expanded these days. Since smart devices can be used anytime and anywhere using wireless internet environment, the game market is swiftly moving to smart devices rather than PC or console game environment. Recently, some game applications have tried to apply 3D graphic physics engine, because smart device game users have been attracted to more realistic or plausible game environments. However, current smart devices cannot sufficiently provide enough computing power for highly detailed 3D object representation and associated physics based animation. In this paper, we designed and implemented an enhanced FFD-AABB algorithm for a mobile physics engine to better represent 3D deformable objects on iPhone environments. In addition, this paper analyzed the performance of enhanced FFD-AABB algorithm including collision detection and response process for refined 3D deformable objects on smart devices.