This is an animation test. Yes, none of these people exist in real life (not even Waldo), so no one was harmed in the test.
Creator Dave Fothergill vfx says, Crowd dynamics test using Miarmy for Maya, shows the new servo force feature which allows struggling animation once the agent has become dynamic.
Which means nothing to me, but digital animators will recognize the terms. If you are interested in the technical aspects, there’s more in the comments at vimeo. To most of us, it’s just a hilariously goofy sequence that you shouldn’t feel bad about laughing at.
MAYA is the one piece of software that could ever tempt me into trying animation.
Thanks, Ursarodinia
lol, addicting, really. i found myself watching the whole thing and not until i focused on one specific “actor” and i was giggling like my 14 year old would have been … stealing and sharing for her amusement as well! cheers
Wow – This is bizarre – and sooo life-like!