Jellyfish - Physically Based Animation

I created this animated jellyfish as an exercise in using physics-based effects and animation tools built into Maya. I utilized Maya's nCloth for the thicker inner tentacles and Maya's hair system for the thin outer tendrils. Keyframe-animated force fields were applied to these cloth and hair systems to create a realistic pulsating movement effect. Finally, the movement of the jellyfish head was created by applying oscillating nonlinear deformers to the bell geometry.

Music: Newborn by Muse