1. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 2007 Overview of Spring Semester Tools and Technologies Glenn Bresnahan glenn@bu.edu

2. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20072 Fall Semester Review Introduction to Virtual Reality –Stereoscopic vision & Display Wall technology –Animation –DAFFIE VR software Capturing digital images and audio Corel Paint – creating digital images Audacity – manipulating digital audio Principals of digital media Using digital images and audio in VR Building a VR world –Using coordinates –Constructing objects from building blocks

3. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20073 Spring Semester Preview Putting it all into motion

4. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20074 Spring Semester Preview Animating 2D images –Video texture maps in VR Programming using Logo –Principals of computer programming –Computer generated 2D images/animation –Controlling 3D motion Principals of computer graphics 3D modeling and animation using Maya –Generating complex 3D objects –Generating 3D object animation Putting it all together using DAFFIE Final project

5. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20075 2D Animation Creating the perception of motion by playing a sequence of still images –Each image is displayed for a fraction of a second Basis for film, video, computer graphics, etc.

6. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20076 2D Animation Example

7. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20077 2D Animation Example

8. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20078 2D Animation Use Corel to create a sequence of images Generate a 2D animation (movie clip) DAFFIE video textures

9. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 20079 Using Animated Texture in 3D

10. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200710 Programming – Logo Programs and algorithms –Teaching the computer to do new things Programming languages – Logo to square :side repeat 4 [ forward :side right 90 ] end repeat 90 [ square 100 right 4]

11. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200711 Using Logo Programs Computer generated images –Turtle graphics Generating 2D animations –texture maps Controlling DAFFIE objects –Turtle3D

12. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200712 Principals of Computer Graphics Formalize concepts used in Logo and Graph Paper World Coordinate systems Graphical primitives Geometric models Lighting and shading Rendering

13. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200713 Maya 3D Modeling and Animation Sophisticated program for constructing, animating and rendering 3D computer models

14. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200714 Computer Models

15. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200715 Computer Rendering

16. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200716 3D Modeling - Maya Create complex 3D objects 3D coordinate systems 3D object geometry 3D construction techniques 3D transformations Modeling surface materials Exporting objects to DAFFIE

17. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200717 3D Computer Animation Render a sequence of models

18. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200718 3D Computer Animation

19. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200719 3D Animation - Maya Sequencing Motion paths Object grouping and hierarchy

20. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200720 Building a 3D World Conceive and design a VR world Construct VR world layout Build 3D models and sequences Generate texture maps Generate audio clips Add behaviors with programmed agents Exhibition

21. BPC: Art and Computation – Spring 200721 Questions?