Note that the readings listed for each day should be read in preparation
for that day's class meeting. That means that you should look ahead
each week to the next class and do the reading for it before class
meets. Each assignment is due on the first meeting (Tuesday) of its listed
week, unless otherwise specified in the handout.
If you need help with an assignment,
please check out the wiki!
It's constantly being updated and has information about using CavePainting,
what to do if things go wrong, and who to contact if you can't fix stuff
yourself. If you sign up for a wiki user name using the link in the
upper-right corner, you can edit pages and create new ones to share information
with your classmates.
Another bit of useful information for you might be
the answers your classmates handed in
for questions on previous assignments.
The first class meets Tuesday, September 10th at 10am in CIT room 506.
Assignment Overview
Week 1: Tues 9/10 at CIT 506 and Thurs 9/12 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Introduction to Scientific Visualization and the Cave
- the class
- the scientific method
- tips on reading scientific papers
- the history of the scientific image
- digital visualization
- virtual reality visualization
- animal locomotion
- bats
- design paradigm for the cave: sensory perception and comprehension
- limitations of textures, animations, etc.
- nature and geometry
- the computer scientist as a toolsmith
- scientific questions at different levels
- hypothesis generation
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Visuals |
microworlds, electron micro, fluid images, Char Davies, body without organs, bat wings |
Readings |
- Read Form, Shape and Mass Chapter 3., pp 57-85, from Abstraction in Art and Nature by Nathan Cabot Hale. Look at the images.
- Read Sensitive Chaos by Schwenk.
- Read Patterns in Nature by Peter Stevens for topics relevant to your assignment hypothesis. Also, skim the full book, which is in the Cave room (please, the book should not leave that room.)
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Week 2: Tues 9/17 and Thurs 9/19 at the Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Natural Force and Form
- sketch techniques, critique, and revision
- design vocabulary, visual metaphor, and narrative
- principles of perceptual relativity
- qualities and dimensions of visual objects
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Group Crit |
Force and Form: Design and two-minute presentations |
Visuals |
Gestalt Form, Brancusi, Pollock, natural metaphor |
Readings |
- Read original Cave paper. Spend about 15-30 minutes on it. This is for historical context about the Cave and to give a feel for some of the trade-offs of a Cave compared to other kinds of virtual reality environments. Concentrate on sections 1.1, 1.2, 6, and 7. Section 3 mentions some of the physical design issues that might be interesting. This paper is 15 years old, so some parts may seem out of date.
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HELP SESSION: class wiki, Introduction to the Cave, and the CavePainting Manual.
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Week 3: Tues 9/24 and Thurs 9/26 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Natural Force and Form
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Group Crit |
Force and Form: Cave designs |
Visuals |
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Readings |
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Week 4: Tues 10/1 and Thurs 10/3 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Gradients and 2-D Flow
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Group Crit |
Gradient designs |
Visuals |
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Week 5: Tues 10/8 and Thurs 10/10 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Gradients and 2-D Flow
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Group Crit |
Gradient designs |
Visuals |
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Readings |
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Week 6: Tues 10/15 and Thurs 10/17 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
3-D Flow and aerodynamics
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Group Crit |
2D fluid flow visualization designs |
Visuals |
3D Fluid Flow, aerodynamics, windtunnel, physical models |
Readings |
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Week 7: Tues 10/22 and Thurs 10/24 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
3-D Flow and aerodynamics
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Week 8: Tues 10/29 and Thurs 10/31 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Wing Anatomy and Kinematics
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Group Crit |
3D flow designs |
Visuals |
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Readings |
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Week 9: Tues 11/5 and Thurs 11/7 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Wing Anatomy and Kinematics
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Week 10: Tues 11/12 and Thurs 11/14 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Navigation and Interaction
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Week 11: Tues 11/19 and Thurs 11/21 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Final Projects
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Group Crit |
Final Project Proposals |
Visuals |
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Readings |
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Week 12: Thanksgiving, no class Tues 11/26 and Thurs 11/28
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Thanksgiving
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Group Crit |
Turkey Carving |
Visuals |
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Slides |
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Week 13: Tues 12/3 and Thurs 12/5 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Class Review
- Fill out course review forms
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Group Crit |
Final project midpoint milestone |
Visuals |
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Readings |
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Slides |
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Week 14: Tues 12/10 and Thurs 12/12 at Granoff Studio 4
Topic | Sections | Assignments |
Final Project Presentations
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Group Crit |
Final Project Presentations |
Visuals |
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