CMPT 466: Animation / CMPT 888: Computer Animation

(Fall 2018)

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Prerequisite
Course Staff
Resources
Course Schedule
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Introduction
Topics and techniques in computer animation, including: The history of animation, traditional animation, animation production pipeline, 3D model representation, kinematic animation, motion capture, particle systems, physics-based animation, character animation, soft objects and deformation.


Prerequisite
Course Staff

Principal Instructor: KangKang Yin
Guest Lecturers:  James Jacobs; Kevin Loken
Teaching Assistant: Like Ma (like_ma@sfu.ca)
Resources
Recommended Textbook: "Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques (third edition)", Rick Parent. Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 9780124158429. The first edition of this book is available online here.
The movie and game industry has strong presence in Vancouver:
 Electronic Arts  Atmosphere  Sony Imageworks
Publication venues for animation research:
Siggraph  Eurographics  SCA   Motion in Games  CHI  Pacific Graphics I3D
Some cool confereces you wanna check out:
GDC GTC
Course Schedule (tentative, subject to changes, check regularly)
Date Topics Assignments Related Links
Sep 4 (T) Introduction to Animation;


Animation Production
  Siggraph on YouTube
Graphics Papers on the Web
Graphics Gems

The 5 Types of Animation
Dreamworks Animation Pipeline
Chapter 1.3 (before 1.3.1)
Chapter 1.4 and 1.4.1
Chapter 4.1
Sep 6 (R) Review: Coordinates and Transformations

Chapter 2.1.2-2.1.4
Appendix B.3.1 and B.3.2
Sep 11 (T) Principles of Traditional Animation;


Interpolation and Smoothing
  Chapter 1.3.1
Principles of traditional animation
The cartoon animation filter
12 Principles of Animation

Chapter 3.1
Chapter 3.4.3
Sep 13 (R) Maya Basics (CSIL 9840)
Maya Interface Tour
Sep 18 (T) 3D Object Representations
(cancelled due to medical emergency)
  NURBS vs. Polygon in Maya
Chapter 12.1 and 12.1.1
Chapter 12.3
Sep 20 (R) Building a Character in Maya (CSIL 9840)
Maya Basics - Creating Primitive Objects
Sep 25 (T) 3D Rotations
Chapter 2.1.5 and 2.2
Appendix B.3.3 and B.3.4 
Sep 27 (R) Skeletal Animation and Forward Kinematics Programming Assignment I Out Chapter 5.1
Chapter 5.2 
Oct 2 (T) FK Continued

Curves and Splines

Appendix B.5


Oct 4 (R) Interpolation of 3D Rotations
Chapter 3.3
Chapter 2.2.3
Maya Gimbal Lock Explained
Oct 9 (T) Motion Capture
Maya Assignment I  Out  Chapter 6
Oct 11 (R) Maya Assignment I (CSIL 9840) Programming Assignment I Due  Chapter 9.3.1
Chapter 9.3.2
Animating Walk Cycles
Oct 16 (T) Inverse Kinematics

Chapter 5.3
Damped Least Squares Method
Oct 18 (R) Physics-based Animation Intro Maya Assignment I Due
Programming Assignment II Out
Chapter 7.1
Appendix B.7
Oct 23 (T) Particle Dynamics and Particle Systems
Appendix B.8
Differential Equation Basics
Chapter 7.3
Particle System Dynamics
Oct 25 (R) Particle Systems in Maya (CSIL 9840) 

Oct 30 (T) Rigid Body Dynamics
Chapter 7.4
Nov 1 (R) Articulated Rigid Body Systems
Chapter 7.4
Nov 6 (T) Physics-based Character Animation

Chapter 9.3.3
Chapter 9.3.4
SIMBICON
Nov 8 (R) Rigging and Skinning Programming Assignment II Due

Chapter 9.1
Nov 13 (T) Guest Lecture by James Jacobs
(Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ziva Dynamics)
Project Proposal Due (5% for graduate students);
Maya Assignment II Out
Ziva Dynamics
Nov 15 (R) Maya Skinning (CSIL 9840)

Nov 20 (T) Deformation
Chapter 4.3
Chapter 4.5
Nov 22 (R) Learning-based Animation Methods
Chapter 11.4
Deep Learning: A Crash Course
The Theory of Everything
Nov 27 (T) Guest Lecture by Kevin Loken
(Head of Technology for EA Worldwide Studios Content)
Maya Assignment II Due Electronic Arts
Nov 29 (R) Review and Discussion (for undergraduate students)


Dec 6 (R)
Final Exam (for undergraduate students)
AQ3005 12:00-14:00
Project Due (35% for graduate students)