Computer Graphics and Animation 0-Introduction fileComputer Graphics and Animation 0-Introduction Prof. Dr. Charles A. Wüthrich, Fakultät Medien, Medieninformatik Bauhaus-Universität

Computer Graphics and Animation 0-Introduction

Prof. Dr. Charles A. Wüthrich, Fakultät Medien, Medieninformatik Bauhaus-Universität Weimar caw AT medien.uni-weimar.de

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Introduction

•  Aim of the course: •  provide the students with a comprehensive introduction to

Computer Graphics and Animation, so as to •  Understand concepts •  Understand terminology •  Understand (some) algorithms •  Use 3D programs for Animation

•  For your (dis-)comfort, this course will be in English


Program

•  History •  Computer Graphics:

–  3D Modeling: Polygone, Splines, Patches, Rotations, Translations.

–  Color on Computers: Light, Color, Color spaces.

–  Camera: Viewing, Perspective, Screens, Camera Paths

–  Local Ilumination: Ambient, Diffuse and Specular reflection.

–  Global Illumination: Raytracing, Radiosity

–  Aliasing and anti-aliasing –  Natural Phenomena: Plants, Clouds,

Water

•  Animation: –  Lassater's rules of Computer

Animation –  Motion control: Acceleration,

velocity, Position, Forces, Collision

–  Deformations, morphing –  Hierarchical Modeling, Forward

and Inverse Kinematics –  Particles, Flocks, Crowds –  Humans and Animals:

Movement, Walking, Grabbing –  Motion Capturing, Facial

Animation.


References

•  Literature: •  Foley, Van Dam, Feiner, Hughes: Computer Graphics. Principles and

practice, Addison Wesley, 1997 •  P. Shirley, S. Marshner, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, A.K.

Peters, 2009 •  R. Parent. Computer Animation. Algorithms and Techniques, Morgan

Kaufman, 2012.

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Exercitations

•  Final grades •  80% will be the mark of the exercitations •  20% final exam.

•  Exercitations: –  Four assignments

–  Stop Motion 20% –  Blender (Modeling and Camera) 20% –  Blender (Animation, Rigging, Skinning) 20% –  Final Movie (+Motion Capturing?) 40%

–  Dates (Tuesdays, 11:00 @LIN/NT-pool) –  16.4. Stop Motion – an introduction –  30.4. Modeling with Blender –  14.5. Animation / Rigging / Skinning –  28.5. Motion Capturing / Storyboard –  11.6. Final Assignment (delivery July 2nd)

–  Aline.Helmke[at]uni-weimar.de and Bernhard.Bittorf[at]uni-weimar.de


Computer Graphics and Animation 0-Teasers

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•  Motion Capturing for Animations –  Applying real movement to virtual characters


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•  Traditional animation –  And, of course, nice animations. They are fun!


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Teasers: Old Stuff


Courtesy Ed Catmull, Univerisity of Utah © 1974"

Game rendering teaser


Courtesy Assassin’s creed: Unity 3D engine © 2014"

Gaming teaser


Courtesy Assassin’s creed: Unity 3D engine © 2014"

Gaming teasers


Shadow of Mordor © 2014"

Rendering teaser


Blender nature rendering contest © 2014"

Rendering teaser


Blender rendering contest © 2014"

BDF rendering teaser


Courtesy Paul Hellard © 2013"




BDF rendering teasers





Courtesy The Architectural Academy © 2014"

Animation teaser


Cycles Demo Reel © 2014"

Real time animation teaser


Copyright NVDIA © 2014"

The ULTIMATE teaser!!!


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Thank you!

•  Web pages http://www.uni-weimar.de/medien/cg

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Computer Graphics and Animation 0-Introduction fileComputer Graphics and Animation 0-Introduction Prof. Dr. Charles A. Wüthrich, Fakultät Medien, Medieninformatik Bauhaus-Universität