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CGS 3034

Announcements
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04.19.2006

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04.18.2006

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01.24.2006

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01.23.2006

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01.18.2006

Projects to be Submitted by Email to brossen@cise.ufl.edu (feel free to request a delivery and read receipt)

Filename Convention: firstName_lastName_project_1.avi

Email Subject: Project 1 (nothing else should be in the subject line)

Email Body:

There should be three sections in the body of your email.

• Section 1) Your name and UF ID

• Section 2) Specify for each of the requirements how your project fulfills that requirement.

  Example:

  Modeling with Primitives: The ball is a nurbs sphere, the ramp is a rotated and scaled cube, and the floor is a polygonal plane.

  Basic Materials: the ball has the glass material provided on yahoogroups, the ramp uses a basic lambert with a yellow color, and the floor uses a blinn material with a reflection map.

  Keyframe Animation: The ball was translated in X, Y, and Z and rotated in Z

  CV (Control Vertex) Transformation: The ball squishes against the wall and the floor.

  3 Point Lighting: There is a key, rim, and fill light.

  Rendering: Project rendered in 640x480 using Maya Software renderer in Production Quality preset and compressed with VirtualDub. Both motion blur and raytracing are on.

• Section 3) Briefly cite any materials or models you didn't make yourself and where you got them.

  You are encouraged to use models or materials from websites, book CDs, or anywhere else; just specify the source in any clear way. However, if you use something and don't cite the source, it would be considered plagiarism.

File Submission options:

Option A: Using Virtual Dub with Cinepak compression should make your file under 5MB. If so, you can send the .avi as an attachment.

Option B: If your file is over 5mb, please either post it on a public site and send the URL in the body of the email or send an email specifying the media on which you will bring the .avi to class (such as CD or USB Flash Drive). If you use a CD, be sure to close out the session so it is readable by any machine.

Important: If you do not receive a confirmation email by midnight of the day after the due date, your project has not been received. All projects are due by midnight of the due date (if submitting by email, otherwise it is due in class).

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01.15.2006

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01.13.2006

1) PROJECT 1 DUE DATE CHANGED TO FRIDAY JAN 20th:
Because so many of you won't have access to Maya in the lab until Tuesday, I have extended the due date until Friday. I will still be continuing with new material on Wednesday.

2) Temporary Office Hours:
I will be in the lab (E115) on Tuesday from 3-5pm. If this time does not work for you, write to me and we will figure out another time.

3) Buy the Book on Amazon:
The book stores in town don't have the book. Just order it on Amazon and you'll have it soon enough. All the information you need for this first project should be in the lecture power points. If it's not, or something needs elaboration, write me an email and/or come to the lab on Tuesday from 3-5pm. If you need help, and the current time does not work for you, write to me and we'll figure out another.

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01.12.2006

1) If you need help on project 1
I can be in E309 on Tuesday, January 17th from 3-5pm. Please write to me if you are planning to come.
Since I don't have office hours set yet, if you need any help please write me an email and we can establish a time to meet. Jianwei and I are available to help.

2) There have been some updates to the syllabus:
Class Attendance
Computer Facilities
Academic Integrity
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
UF Counseling Services
Software Use


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12.20.2006

Course Time MWF 9th
LOCATIONS:
Monday and Wednesday 9th - CSE 220
Friday 9th - CSE 115

Monday and Wednesday classes will be technical and theoretical lectures as well as introductions to projects. Please attend all lectures as material from each section builds upon previous information.

Friday is lab time: Lab will consist of Instructor or TA led work on projects, practicing techniques from lectures, and critiquing work. Attendance and critique participation is mandatory.