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CSE682 - Computer Animation

CSE682 - Computer Animation. Rick Parent DL787 parent@cse.ohio-state.edu 292-0055 Tentative office hours: T 1:30-2:30; F 1:30-3:30. CSE 682 – in the curriculum. Capstone Design Course Quarter-long, group-based project Documentation Presentations. Game/Animation Curriculum

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CSE682 - Computer Animation

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  1. CSE682 - Computer Animation Rick Parent DL787 parent@cse.ohio-state.edu 292-0055 Tentative office hours: T 1:30-2:30; F 1:30-3:30

  2. CSE 682 – in the curriculum Capstone Design Course Quarter-long, group-based project Documentation Presentations Game/Animation Curriculum OpenGL programming: 581-781 Aniamtion: 682-683 Game: 786

  3. Animation Project Rube Goldberg mechanism Beginning & end to be constrained Design – storyboard Progress reports Document progress on web site Physics-based animation Limits figure animation Defines problem domain

  4. Course – general organization First 1/3 of quarter Organize project groups Learn course software Maya, Premier Form technical groups Design animation Organize tasks Reference material Project Lectures on animation View animations In-class group work sessions Fridays 1-3 for group work Progress reports rest of quarter

  5. Class: Wi ‘11 Eng. Majors: 14 MPS majors: 8 ECE: 1 Grads: 2

  6. Beth Hofer, M.S. - PDI Kirk Bowers, B.S. - Disney Mark Fontana, B.S. - Pixar Kevin Rogers , M.S. - PDI Saty Ragavachara, M.S. - Imageworks Brad Winemiller, B.S. - Pixar Steve Anderson, M.S. - Electronic Arts Doug Roble, Ph.D. - Digital Domain Dave Haumann , Ph.D. - Pixar Ferdi Scheepers , Ph.D. - Pixar Rob Rosenblum, M.S. - PDI Nathan Loofbourrow, M.S. - PDI Steve May , Ph.D. - Pixar Brent Watkins, M.S. - Pixar Some Alumni

  7. Grading Individual Homeworks MEL exercises Technical presentation Project documentation Oral presentations Project Individual contribution to project

  8. Animation Animating - Making something appear to move that doesn’t move itself Procedural Animation is Required Motion Control Techniques and Algorithms Producing animation: Aesthetics Animation Production Digital Post-Processing

  9. High-Level Algorithms Particle Systems Flocking Crowds Animation Low-Level Control Interpolation Speed control along a path path following Forward/inverse kinematics Natural Phenomena Plants Water Clouds Fire Physics-based Gravity Collisions Springs Viscosity Friction The Human Form Reaching, grasping Walking Hair, clothes Facial expressions, gestures

  10. Project Groups Groups: 3-4, mix backgrounds Design and present storyboard Maintain documentation Give progress reports Present final project

  11. Student Presentations Rough Storyboard Storyboard (revised) Detailed Storyboard and sample stills of objects Sample stills and low-quality rendering of sequences Finished sequence (finals week)

  12. Technical groups

  13. Storyboard

  14. Videos Previous Animations from Class Conventional Animation (e.g. Disney) Historic Computer Animation Recent Computer Animations

  15. Class Software Maya scripting (MEL) C++ API

  16. Hardware Facilities CL112D 10 Maya licenses Hope to have 5-6 Premier licenses

  17. Motion Specification and Control Algorithms: Procedures Inverse kinematics Physics of rigid bodies Flexible bodies Particle systems Flocking Autonomous Behavior Techniques: Aids to user Interpolation Path following Keyframing Languages Morphing Figure animation Reaching, Walking Facial animation Clothes Hair Skin Natural phenomena Plants Water Clouds Fire

  18. Technical Groups Technical group – learn one major facet of software Each technical group At least one person from each project group • Technical groups • Modeling: polygons, NURBS, subdivision surfaces • Animation: Forward kinematics, IK, particle systems • Rendering: playblast, rendering qualities, recording frames, video editing, post-processing

  19. Immediate Tasks Form into groups Start thinking of animation project Consider software tasks

  20. By End of Week Form groups 4-5 CSE students At the end of Wednesday’s class, anyone not in a group will be put into one Have an idea of technical group assignment

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