CS
266 - Computer Animation :
Fall 2005
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General Information
- Text
- "Computer
Animation: Algorithms and Techniques" by Rick Parent
- References
-
"Advanced
Animation and Rendering Techniques" by Watt and Watt
"The Art of 3-D Computer Animation and Imaging" by Kerlow
- Instructor
- Jean Honorio
Office: 109-A Staughton Hall
Office phone: 202-994-5373
E-mail: jhonorio@gwu.edu
URL: http://home.gwu.edu/~jhonorio/
- Office Hours
- Friday 4-6pm, other times by appointment.
- Assignments
- There will
be approximately five assignments.
- Late Policy
-
Late assignments will incur a penalty of 10% per day. You will also be allowed a total of 7 "late days" for assignments, to be used at your discretion (this includes sick days, so use them wisely). Using a "late day" will negate the 10% penalty for one day, i.e. each late day extends the deadline by 24 hours. There will be no other extensions on assignments. You may NOT use the late days on the final project.
- Exams
- A mid-term and a
final
- Grades
- Based on the following
weighting:
| Assignments |
40% |
| Midterm exam |
25% |
| Final exam |
35% |
- Grading is on a
curve, modified to account for overall class quality.
- MISSED EXAM: By
prior arrangement only, or due to an immediate personal emergency.
- Cooperation
- I encourage
you to discuss approaches to problem solutions with each other.
It is unreasonable to collaboratively work out a detailed solution,
to copy a solution, or to give away a solution for the assignments.
However, I encourage you to work with each other for the final
project. All examinations,
papers, and other graded work products and assignments are to
be completed in conformance with The George Washington University
Code of Academic Integrity.
Schedule
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Date
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Topic
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08/31
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Introduction:
Course structure
Traditional animation
Overview of the different techniques
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09/07
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Coordinate systems:
Key-framing
Euler angles and quaternions
Quaternion interpolation
(Lab 0, due 09/14)
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09/14
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Interpolation:
Catmull-Rom and B-Splines
Arc length parameterization
(Lab 1, due 09/28)
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09/21
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Deformable objects I:
Free-form deformation
Radial basis functions deformation
2D and 3D morphing
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09/28
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Hierarchical objects:
Forward kinematics
Inverse kinematics
(Lab 2, due 10/19)
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10/05
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Character animation:
Walking, running, aperiodic motion
Facial animation
Soft tissue
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10/12
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Physics-based motion control:
Forward rigid-body dynamics
Collision detection and response
Optimization techniques
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10/19
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Midterm review
(Lab 3, due 11/09)
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10/26
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MIDTERM EXAM
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11/02
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Deformable objects II:
Spring-mass model
Particle systems
Implicit surfaces
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11/09
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Behavioral animation:
Boid model
Autonomous agents
Derivation of controllers
(Lab 4, due 11/23)
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11/16
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Motion capture:
Hardware and interface
Blending, warping, retargeting
Motion graphs
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11/23
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Natural phenomena:
Plants, L-systems, evolutionary models
Water, smoke, fire clouds
(Final project, due 12/10)
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11/30
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Rendering and temporal anti-aliasing
Sound modeling and synchronization
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12/07
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Final review
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12/12
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The 14th Annual Festival of Animation!
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12/14
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FINAL EXAM
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