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Covers the use of scripting to generate computer graphics and animation.
Emphasis on the benefits and differences of scripting languages compared
to conventional graphics programming. Using commercially available
scripting environments, students will generate complex graphics and
animations that extremely tedious with the conventional user
interface.
Schedule including homework due dates is posted here.
Textbooks and printed resources
3ds MAXScript Essentials 2nd edition. Focal Press.
Prerequisites
GPH 438 or permission of instructor.
Background
Hand-animation is a time-consuming process. Scripting can speed workflow
in several ways, including
- Automating highly repetitious tasks, such as creating
and animating spectators for a crowd scene
- Simplifying the complexity of a task, either by creating a
new interface with a small set of tools specialized for the
task or by combining multiple steps and processes into a
single click-and-drag operation.
- Storing, retrieving and reusing animations that were originally created by hand.
What to expect
This is a graduate course that will strengthen your skills in
program development and debugging. This course is programming-intensive
and will require a significant time commitment and problem-solving effort.
Plagiarism
The DePaul University standards for academic integrity apply in this class.
Professor
R. J. Wolfe, Ph.D.
wolfe@cs.depaul.edu
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