Computer Animation (CS340)
Dr. William J. Joel, WS 110, 7-9353

Sylabus

• Schedule
• Project Submission Guidelines

Project
(CS only)

1. Core application; add/delete/edit 2-D polygons
2. Specify initial velocities for objects
3. Collision detection
4. Flocking
5. Fluids (particle systems)

Slide Sets

• Traditional Animation
• OpenGL
• Computer Graphics Basics
• CS340 Computer Animation
• ART328 Illoustration III
• Curves
• Animation Techniques
• Modeling
• Rendering

Readings

• Principles of Traditional Animation
• Bezier Curves

• Animation of Deformable Models Using Implicit Surfaces
• Approximating polyhedra with spheres for time-critical collision detection (Ben)
• Cloth Animation with Self-Collision Detection (Dr. Joel)

• Fluid Animation with Dynamic Meshes
• A Real-Time Cloud Modeling, Rendering, and Animation System (Ben)
• Practical Animation of Liquids (Mike)

• Computer Animation of Human Walking- a Survey
• Animation of Human Walking in Virtual Environments (Chris)

• Flocks, Herds, and Schools- A Distributed Behavioral Model (Ben)
• Goal-Directed Navigation for Animated Characters Using Real-Time Path Planning and Control (Chris)
• Local Physical Models for Interactive Character Animation (Mike)

• Real-Time Character Animation Techniques (Mike)

• Realistic Modeling for Facial Animation
• A Muscle Model for Animating  Three-Dimensional Facial Expression (Chris)
• Animating Facial Expressions (Dr. Joel)

• Simulating Cartoon Style Animation (Dr. Joel)

Clips

• Marilyn
• Stanley and Stella
• 3D_Fluid_Pour
• Four Skirts (Cloth simulation)

Book

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4