CSE458: Computer Animation

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Introduction to basic principles of computer generated animation. Focus on the modeling and lighting of animated characters. Students from Art, CSE, and Music team up on projects to be built on commercially-available modeling and lighting packages.

either CSE 457, ART 380, or MUSIC 403.

Michael O'Rourke, Three Dimensional Computer Animation

To introduce students to the fundamentals of 3D modeling, shading, lighting, animating and rigging characters for three-dimensional computer generated environments. To understand the compex technical and aesthetic components of the design of animation.

Modeling digital objects that one can find reference for in the real world. Modeling hard surface and characters for 3D animated digital environments Shading objects. Lighting concepts from the real world applied to digital 3D environments Character Animation Principles Character Animation Projects Theory and fundamentals of character rigging for computer animation learning the bascis of the animation pipeline for film production

Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 - 11:50 Lecture Sieg 322 and Sieg 325

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