Continues work begun in CS 125 with deeper exploration of technical and artistic aspects of 3D computer animation including more sophisticated shading and lighting methods and character modeling, rigging, and animation. After a series of individual exercises, students pursue an independent study topic and then, working alone or in pairs, create a polished demonstration. Emphasis is on in-class critique of ongoing work. Prerequisite: CS 125. Enrollment limited to 20. Written permission required.

Appointment Only Office Hours

Posted Apr. 16 2008 by mfrederi

Me and Chris will be switching our office hours to appointment only as of Wednesday. Please feel free to e-mail as much as you like to set up appointments with us to discuss your final projects.

My Wed. Hours Cancelled

Posted Apr. 08 2008 by mfrederi

I'm afraid I have to cancel my hours this Wednesday evening. Please e-mail me with questions. My Thursday hours should still be on.

Portfolio websites

Posted Apr. 01 2008 by bjm

The links to the portfolios we looked at in class on Monday are on the tutorial page.

Final project handout

Posted Mar. 28 2008 by bjm

The final project handout is now available. Pay close attention to due dates!

Light Colors

Posted Mar. 19 2008 by bjm

Adam turned Mike's xls into a pdf here. Enjoy.

New assignments online

Posted Mar. 11 2008 by bjm

The lighting assignment, the last short assignment of the semester is now online. After spring break, we'll begin the next phase of cs128, the independent studies upon which your final projects are based. Proposals for the independent studies are due Weds, Mar 19. Guidelines for the proposal are here.

Shading assignment

Posted Mar. 04 2008 by bjm

The shading assignment is now online. Check for additional tutorials here.

7-9 Hours Cancelled Tonight

Posted Feb. 28 2008 by mfrederi

Due to late scheduled conflict. Please e-mail to set up meetings for make-up hours or extra help.

Animation assignment

Posted Feb. 25 2008 by bjm

The animated scene assignment is now online.

Walk cycle posted

Posted Feb. 13 2008 by bjm

The walk cycle animation assignment is now online.

Rigging and skin binding due date changed

Posted Feb. 11 2008 by bjm

The model_final that was due on Feb 15 is now due on Feb 20 so you have the long weekend to work on it. Good luck!

Skin binding online

Posted Feb. 08 2008 by bjm

The skinning part of the chararacter modeling assignment is now online.

Rigging assignment online

Posted Feb. 05 2008 by bjm

The rigging assignment and guidelines are now online. If you missed part of Monday's class, it is now recommended that you do not smooth your character at this point. Texturing, rigging, and skinning will be easier if you do not have the extra geometry created by the smooth.

One more hour move

Posted Jan. 31 2008 by mfrederi

Because of project due dates and a conflict on my part, I am moving my newly created sole hour on Monday to Wednesday, so there will be a block of hours that day from 7-10 with the lab in the middle. This may be changed if you find there is not enough coverage.

Texturing assignment online

Posted Jan. 29 2008 by bjm

The UV texturing part of the character modeling assignment is now online here.

TA Hour Changes and New Lab

Posted Jan. 29 2008 by mfrederi

A few changes have been made to TA hours. First of all, my [Mike's] hours Monday have been changed to be one hour from 4-5. The second hour has been moved to the new lab time Wednesday, with both Chris and I, from 8-9. This is the suggested time to start new assignments (like the new UV assignment!), and will be an all-but-required time to come get help :). The rest of the hours remain the same, with the exception of the announced change of next Sunday's hours, which we will post about soon.

Head modeling files from class today

Posted Jan. 28 2008 by bjm

The maya files from class today can be accessed in /course/cs128/tutorial_files/head_modeling.

TA Hours announced

Posted Jan. 24 2008 by bjm

Check the Hours link to find the TA hours.

Welcome to CS128

Posted Jan. 15 2008 by bjm

If you are interested in taking CS128, please come to the first class on Weds, Jan 23 at 1pm in CIT 367. If you are definitely taking the course, you might want to start off by getting the required books listed on the Course Info page. See you in class!