Design 3: Asset Creation

Bachelor

The students can - create 3D models with a common modeling program (such as Maya or Blender) - assess the quality of 3D models and optimize them with regard to geometric and topological requirements - create lighting setups, materials, and textures for 3D models and assess and optimize the associated effects with regard to their real-time capability - understand how to work collaboratively on virtual scenes and demonstrate familiarity with common exchange formats - create 3D animations that can be imported as actions into external engines

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- Basic principles of modeling, material creation, lighting, animation, and rendering of virtual scenes - Mapping of transformations, local and global coordinate systems, as well as definition and control of the virtual camera - Overview of essential modeling tools and modifiers (e.g., included in Maya included in Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Blender) - Modeling of polygonal meshes and using parametric curves and surfaces (splines, NURBS) - Common light source types and lighting models, as well as the creation of realistic shadows for real-time applications - Material definition and physical effects such as reflection, refraction, translucency, and dispersion - Texturing of models, UV mapping, and procedural textures - Overview of advanced material and lighting techniques such as IES, HDRI, IBL, and skydomes - Keyframe animation, interpolation of transformations, gimbal lock, and path animation - Creation of animation sequences with animation curves and actions - Animation of characters using cinematic models (rigging, skinning)

- Akenine-Möller, T., Haines, E., Hoffman, N. (2018). Real-time Rendering. United Kingdom: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. - Parent, R. (2012). Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques. Germany: Elsevier Science. - Birn, J. (2013). Digital Lighting and Rendering. United Kingdom: Pearson Education.

Portfolio review

German

6

20

3.0

Presentations, group work, presentation and discussion of tasks

3

STGL

DES3

integrated lecture

Compulsory

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