Summer Term 2018

Assignments

Final Results

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Computer animation

About

The course will teach the secrets behind movement in 2D and 3D rendering. Among the course themes there are: double buffering, 3D coordinate systems, quaternions, interpolation techniques, kinematics, inverse kinematics, dynamics, hierarchical skeleton techniques. Physics based simulations, movement control, real time issues in animation for gaming and real time environments. Part of the course requirements is the development of an animation by the partecipants.

Course Materials

Recommended Literature

Rick Parent. Computer Animation - Algorithms and Techniques, Morgan Kaufmann, 2002, ISBN 1558605797

Summer term 2017

Time: Monday, 11:00 - 12:30 (first event: 10.04.2017)
Place:R 015, B 11
Exercises: Tuesday 11:00 - 12:30 LIN/NT-Pool (first event: 11.04.2017)

Summer term 2016

Time: Monday, 15:15 - 16:45 (first event: 11.04.2015)
Place:R 15/13, B 11
Exercises: Tuesday 11:00 - 12:30 LIN/NT-Pool (first event: 12.04.2015)
Material and Links:
- Watch the results on our vimeo-channel
Slides

Summer term 2015

Time: Monday, 15:15 - 16:45 (first event: 13.04.2015)
Place:R 015, B 11
Exercises: Tuesday 11:00 - 12:30 LIN/NT-Pool (first event: 04.04.2015)
Material and Links:
- Watch the results on our vimeo-channel
Slides

Summer Term 2014

Time: Wednesday, 13:30 15:00 (first event: 10.04.2014)
Place:R 015, B 11
Exercises: 11:00 12:30 LIN/NT-Pool (first event: 08.04.2014)
Material and Links:
- Blender 2.6 Manual: A static Gingerbread Man
- Gingy.blend
- Blender 2.6 Manual: Animating the Gingerbread Man
- Introduction Character Animation
- Watch the results on our vimeo-channel
Slides

Sommerterm 2015

Time: Wednesday, 13:30 15:00 (first event: 10.04.2014)
Place:R 015, B 11
Exercises: 11:00 12:30 LIN/NT-Pool (first event: 08.04.2014)
Material and Links:
- Blender 2.6 Manual: A static Gingerbread Man
- Gingy.blend
- Blender 2.6 Manual: Animating the Gingerbread Man
- Introduction Character Animation
- Watch the results on our vimeo-channel
Slides

Summer Term 2013

Time: Wednesday, 11:00 12:30 (first event: 10.04.2013)
Place:R 015, B 11
Exercitations:
- StopMotion Tutorial: 16.4.2013 11:00 @LIN/NT-Pool
  - results can be found here
- Blender-Tutorial I: Modeling / Lighting, 30.04.2013, 11:00 Uhr @Lin/NT-Pool
  - results can be found here
- Blender-Tutorial II: Animation / Rigging, 14.05.2013, 11:00 Uhr, @Lin/NT-Pool
  - results can be found here
- Motion Capturing / Storyboard, 28.5.2013, 11:00 Uhr, @Lin/NT-Pool
- Final Assignment (delivery July 2nd)
Material and Links:
- Blender 2.6 Manual: A static Gingerbread Man
- Gingy.blend
- Blender 2.6 Manual: Animating the Gingerbread Man
- Introduction Character Animation
- Watch the results on our vimeo-channel
Slides

Previous Semesters

Course Summer Term 2012

Time: Thursday, 11:00 12:30 (first event: 12.04.2011)
Place:R 014, B 11
Exercitations:
- Blender-Tutorial I: Modellirung / Lighting, 24.04.2012, 12:00 Uhr, Lin/NT-Pool
- Blender-Tutorials II: Animation / Rigging, 08.05.2012, 12:00 Uhr, Lin/NT-Pool
- Assignment 2012
Material and Links:
- Blender 2.5 Manual: A static Gingerbread Man
- Blender 2.5 Manual: Animating the Gingerbread Man

Slides

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