CS 4848  Computer Animation Programming (4)			2005

Catalog Description

     Principles and techniques used to produce software for computer-generated
     animations. Survey of traditional animation techniques. Issues in 3-D
     viewing, rendering, and modeling. Motion specification and interpolation.
     Physically-based and behavioral modeling. 
     Prerequisite: CS 4840 


Course Outline

     Introduction 
     3-D Viewing 
     Rendering 
     Modeling 
     Traditional Animation Techniques 
     Motion Specification 
     Interpolation Techniques 
     Physically-based Modeling 
     Behavioral Modeling 
     other topics as time allows 



Recommended Texts

   John Vince, 3-D Computer Animation, Addison-Wesley, 1992. 
           ISBN 0-201-62756-6 
   A VRML 2.0 reference, such as the VRML 2.0 Final Specification
   The VRML 2.0 Handbook by Hartman and Wernecke, Addison-Wesley,
   Foley, van Dam, Feiner, and Hughes, Computer Graphics: Principles and 
       Practice, Addison-Wesley, 1990. ISBN 0-201-12110-7 
   Watt and Watt, Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques, Addison-Wesley