CS777
Spring 2003

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The readings are in ~cs777-1/public/Reader, unless otherwise specified.

January 27 29 31

Principles of Animation, Systems, Parameterizations, Interpolation

Readings: Lasseter, Catmull, Burtnyk&Wein
Optional Readings: ...


February 3
Art Assignment 1 Due
5
Art Assignment 1 Show
7

Rotations, Kinematics, Inverse Kinematics

Readings: Grassia, Shoemake, Tolani et al.
Optional Readings: ...


February 10
Art Assignment 2 Due
12
Art Assignment 2 Show
GestLecture: Andy Selle
14

Kinematics and Human Motion

Readings: Multon et al, Perlin


February 17
Art Assignment 3 Due
19
Art Assignment 3 Show
Guest Lecture HJ Shin
21

More Motion Capture, Motion Editing

Readings: Gleicher, Shin, Gleicher, Popovic & Witkin


24
Project 1 Checkpoint 1
26
GuestLect: Lucas Kovar
28

More Motion Editing: Constraints and Graphs

Readings: Gleicher, Rose et al, Kovar et. al,


March 3
Project 1 Checkpoint 2
5
7
Constraint-Based Motion Editing and Motion Capture Processing

March 10
Project 1 Due
12 14
No Class

March 17 19 21
Spring Break

March 24
Art Assignment 4 Due
26 Art Assignment 4 Show 28
GuestLect: Rachel Heck
Cinematography and "Film Arts"

March 31
Project 2 Checkpoint 0
April 2
GuestLect:
Alex Mohr
April 4
Character Drawing and Skinning

April 7
Project 2 Checkpoint 1
April 9 April 11
Particle Physics

April 14
Project 2 Checkpoint 2
April 16 April 18
Group project presentations Constrained Physics

April 21
Project 2 Checkpoint 3
April 23 April 25
TBD No Class! Group project presentations

April 28
Project 2 Checkpoint 4
April 30 May 2
No Class - work on projects!

May 5
Project 2 Due
May 7 May 9
 

May 12
Project 2 Writeups Due
May 14 May 16
No Class - classes ended last week!
(c) 2003 Michael L. Gleicher