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===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
{{Quotation| A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs. | [Cynewulf, 2007]}} | {{Quotation| A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs. | [Cynewulf, 2007]}} | ||
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[[image:journal_4.png|thumb|xkcd.]] | [[image:journal_4.png|thumb|xkcd.]] | ||
===Recognizable representation | ===Recognizable representation=== | ||
Due to the fact, how easy it is to draw and understand stick figures, they are used in various surroundings. Stick figures provide a way to easily represent various situations, forms and proportions of living creatures. They are therefore used in the fields of entertainment, arcitecture and motion analysis. | |||
[[image:Stick_figure_sample.JPG|thumb|stick figure sample.]] | |||
===Human motion patterns=== | ===Human motion patterns=== | ||
visual analysis of human movement | visual analysis of human movement | ||
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===References / Weblinks=== | ===References / Weblinks=== | ||
*[Anonymous, 2008] John Doe. Unknown Paper. Wikitionary, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | *[Anonymous, 2008] John Doe. Unknown Paper. Wikitionary, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | ||
*[Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | |||
*[Weblink] http://xkcd.com | |||
*[Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | |||
*[Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | *[Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 4 November 2008
Stick Figure
Definition
A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs.
[Cynewulf, 2007]
In addition to the quoted definition of stick figures it is in fact also possible to represent other living creatures, using the above mentioned method, drawing a circle for the head and straight lines for the rest of the body.
Recognizable representation
Due to the fact, how easy it is to draw and understand stick figures, they are used in various surroundings. Stick figures provide a way to easily represent various situations, forms and proportions of living creatures. They are therefore used in the fields of entertainment, arcitecture and motion analysis.
Human motion patterns
visual analysis of human movement
Comics - Animation - Entertainment
xkcd, 2d-->3d, death theatre
[xkcd]
References / Weblinks
- [Anonymous, 2008] John Doe. Unknown Paper. Wikitionary, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure
- [Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure
- [Weblink] http://xkcd.com
- [Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure
- [Weblink] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stick_figure