Computer Animation (Level 11) (P02334)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : INF-P-CAN-5

This course will focus mainly on technological aspects for 3D computer animation and real-time 3D computer graphics for applications such as games and virtual environments. During the lecture, the teacher will provide the basic background for real-time rendering, physically based animation, and character animation so that the students can use such techniques when implementing applications. Students will be asked to implement a 3D application in which such techniques are used. The aim is to let the students know (1) what are the problems they face when they implement real-time applications, and (2) how to solve such problems. Based on the Course ILOs, the teaching/learning activities of this course will consist of:

Tutorial - During the tutorial, the students will learn how to use the template program which will be used to generate the real-time animation.

Assignment - Students will be asked to finish and turn in two assignments about character animation (12%) and global illumination (13%).

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Computer Graphics (Level 10/11)

? Co-requisites : None

? Prohibited combinations : Computer Animation (Level 10)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Computer Systems Organisation, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	12:10	13:00	Room G.04, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course aims at introducing various techniques related to creating computer animation and implementing real-time systems such as games and virtual environments. Upon completing the course, students should be able to:
1.explain the algorithms of inverse kinematics / spacetime constraints and explain what kind of animation can be generated using such methods;
2.generate animations of rigid multi-body systems, fluids, hair and clothes using physically based simulations;
3.given the scene, use the most appropriate real-time global illumination method to render an image;
4.combine motion capture data and physically based animation to interactively control the 3D characters;
5.given an image rendered by a non-photo realistic rendering technique, explain the algorithm of the method that was used to generate the image; and
6.when asked to create an animation in real-time, have the knowledge to tell which techniques should be used, and what kind of effects must be sacrificed for making it real-time.