Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
James Neale
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit teaches students how to conceptually design and develop characters, props and scenes for the creation of three dimensional (3D) worlds. Through the creative application of theoretical and practical knowledge students gain the necessary skills to demonstrate a working understanding of modelling, texturing, rigging and animation for video game construction and or moving image formats.
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Late submission incurs 10% penalty per day.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Modeling Assignment | 10% | No | 5pm Friday 31st March (Week 5) |
Texturing Assignment | 15% | No | 5pm Friday 14th April (Week 7) |
Animation Assignment | 20% | No | 5pm Friday 8th May (Week 9) |
Major project | 55% | No | 5pm Friday 9th June (week 13) |
Due: 5pm Friday 31st March (Week 5)
Weighting: 10%
Task: Design and create polygon model of a humanoid (2 legged) character using not more than 5000 polygons. Follow design images you have chosen and make judicious use of proper polygonal topology.
Deliverable: A single blend file containing character model and packed reference images saved to your Sites folder.
Assessment criteria:
Due: 5pm Friday 14th April (Week 7)
Weighting: 15%
Task: Unwrap the polygon model from Assignment 1 to a 2048x2048 pixel map, then paint the texture map to suit the character design. Select and use design images for reference and follow correct UV mapping techniques for proper UV layout.
Deliverable: A single blend file containing the unwrapped 3d model, packed reference images and the packed 2048px texture map, saved to your Sites folder.
Assessment criteria:
Due: 5pm Friday 8th May (Week 9)
Weighting: 20%
Task: Rig and animate the model from Assignment 2 in a looping animation, making sure the rig fits the model correctly and the mesh is deforming properly. The animation needs to play in a repeating loop so you are to ensure the start pose matches the end pose. The motion should suit the design aesthetic of your character.
Deliverable: 1 x blend file containing the animating model, saved to your Sites folder.
Assessment criteria:
Due: 5pm Friday 9th June (week 13)
Weighting: 55%
Task: A complete and finished animation, featuring at least 1x original 3d character performing within fully textured and lit 3d environment. Animation is to be a minimum of 15 seconds length and including audio to suit.
Deliverable: 2 files = 1 x movie file (mp4 or avi) and 1 x zip file containing all project blend files packed with all textures and design reference images, saved to your Sites folder.
Assessment Criteria:
This unit uses the Blender 3D creation suite: https://www.blender.org/
Lectures begin in Week 1
Workshops begin in Week 2
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This unit has changed 3D software packages from Maya to Blender. As a free and open source piece of software Blender offers greater accessibility and flexibility for students.