3D Computer Graphics Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers 3D computer graphics in contrast to 2D computer graphics are graphics that utilize a threedimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of perfo ID: 760405
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3D Computer Animation
in Film and Video Games
Slide23D Computer Graphics
Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers.
3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that utilize a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images
Slide3Means of Animating
KeyframingMotion Capture
Slide4Computer-Generated Imagery
The application of the field of computer graphics to special effects.
Movies
Keyframed
– Just like Mickey Mouse
Digital successor to the art of stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations.
Slide5The Beginning for Movies (1975 – 1993)
1976: The movie Futureworld uses CGI to create a computer-generated fake face and hand. Created by John Whitney, Jr. and Gary Demos
Slide6Star Wars
1977 – Larry Cuba uses 3D Wireframe to create the “Death Star Plans”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHF63b7g50
Slide7Tron
1982 – Commercial Failure;Used extensive 3D animation“Light Bike” Scene, Tanks, Solar SailerCreated 15 minutes of special effects with a computer with 2 MB of memory
Slide8The Adventures of André and Wally B
1984 - A
Lucasfilm
animation made by a team headed by John
Lassetter
Team would later break from
Lucasfilm
to become Pixar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHcmUesenx4&feature=player_embedded
Slide9Other Notable Early Films with CGI
Alien (1979) – Used 3D wireframes for the ship’s navigational system
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) – Had a one minute completely CGI.
Zelig
(1983) – Combined shot footage with earlier historical films. Precursor to Forrest Gump.
The Abyss (1989) – First film to use water effects
Beauty and the Beast (1991) – Combined Hand-drawn 2D animation with 3D environments (the ballroom)
Jurassic Park (1993) – First physically textured CGI (Dinosaur Skin)
Slide10The Beginning for Video Games(1970 – 1995)
Spasim and Maze War (1974)Spasim: Players flew in between different “networks”Maze War: First “First-person Shooter.” Could walk forwards and backwards, left and right.
Slide11“The illusion of 3D”
Racing games in the 1980’s like F-Zero and Pole Position were not really 3D, they just appeared to be.This is called Isometric Graphics: 2D sprite- and tile-based graphics can be made to represent a 3D gaming environment.
Slide12Other Notable Early “3D” games
Q*Bert (1982)
Zaxxon
(1982)
Star Fox (1993)
Wolfenstein
3D (1992)
Doom (1993)
Slide13The Next Generation of 3D CGI in Film(1994 – 2008)
Toy Story (1995)First fully 3D computer-generated filmFirst film in a category that includes Shrek, Finding Nemo, and Tangled
Slide14Titanic (1997)
Included and combined several different forms of CGI
Morphing (From the bow of the ship to the underwater wreck)
Digitally replacing one actresses iris with another
Water effects
Fully animated aspects of the ship (deck, smokestacks, etc.)
Slide15The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
First film to use motion capture to allow a computer-generated character to interact with real, live actors.Precedent for Avatar and District 9
Slide16Other Notable Films in this era
Fight Club (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Shrek (2001)
The Polar Express (2004)
Slide173D games from 1996-2009
Quake
Super Mario 64
Halo
Biggest Transformation: Evolution from worlds based off of “basic” 3D (Racetracks, hallways, etc.) to actual 3D environments and “worlds” (Princess Peach’s Castle,
Hyrule
, Futuristic Earth, etc.)
Allows movement of cameral to view avatar from a 3D perspective
Slide18Comparison
Slide19Comparison
Slide20Recent Films
Avatar (2009)
Inception(2010)
Tron
: Legacy (2010)
Slide21New: Viewing games in 3D
Similar to Avatar
Sony’s next big project
Uncharted 3
SOCOM 4
Cars 2: The Video Game
Slide22Comparison
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3ODe9mqoDE
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