| Week |
Day |
Date |
Topic |
Animations |
Assn/Project
Info |
| 1 |
Mon | Nov 29 |
Introduction and
Course
Logistics Introduction: Creating Animations (traditional and CG) |
Luxo, Jr The Adventures of Andre and Wally B |
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| Wed | Dec 1 |
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| 2 |
Mon | Dec 6 |
Introduction:
Animation
basics Kinematics: Positions, Orientations, Quaternions Kinematics: Keyframing / interpolation |
TRON The Last Starfighter |
Assignment
#1 (Hello Animation) Given |
| Wed | Dec 8 |
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| 3 |
Mon | Dec 13 |
Kinematics: Advanced Interpolation |
Brilliance Don't Touch Me |
Assignment
#2 (Keyframing) Given Assignment #1 due (12/17) Project Proposal due (12/17) Grad Report Topic due (12/17) |
| Wed | Dec 15 |
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| 4 |
Mon | Jan 3 |
Kinematics: Articulated Figure Motion / Motion Capture | Rigid Body
Dynamics Laws of Cartoon Physics |
Assignment
#2 Due (1/7) Assignment #3 (moCap) Given |
| Wed | Jan 5 |
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| 5 |
Mon | Jan 10 |
Dynamics: Rigid Body Motion / Collisions | Mathematica The Mechanical Universe |
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| Wed | Jan 12 |
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| 6 |
Mon | Jan 17 |
Dynamics:
Numerical
Integration MIDTERM PRESENTATIONS |
Star Trek II Breaking the Ice |
Assignment
#3 Due (1/21) Assignment #4 (physics) Given Grad Report List of Papers due (12/17) |
| Wed | Jan 19 |
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| 7 |
Mon | Jan 24 |
Group Motion: Flocking /
Particle
Systems GRADUATE PAPER PRESENTATIONS |
Danse Interactif Alien Song |
Assignment #5 (Group Motion) Given |
| Wed | Jan 26 |
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| 8 |
Mon | Jan 31 |
Procedural ariculated
figure
motion: Inverse Kinematics and Gesture Character Animation |
Tony DePeltrie Bingo |
Assignment #4 Due (2/4) |
| Wed | Feb 2 |
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| 9 |
Mon | Feb 7 |
Facial
Animation / Virtual Reality GRADUATE PAPER PRESENTATIONS |
Sound Rendering Timbre Trees |
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| Wed | Feb 9 |
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| 10 |
Mon | Feb 14 |
Sound and Animation Student Presentations (2/16) |
Assignment
#5 Due (2/18) Grad Report Due (2/18) |
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| Wed | Feb 16 |
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| Finals |
Mon |
Feb
21 |
Student Presentations (10:15am - 12:15pm) -- Room 70-2455 | Final Presentations (2/21) Project Code due (2/23) Project Docs due (2/23) |
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