CIAT 3403 - Computer Animation III

This is a course that introduces the student to 3D computer animation.  Autodesk's Maya software is emphasized.  The course focuses on the building and rigging of skeletons for organic and inorganic objects as well as animation of biped, quadruped, and object motion, and soft-body and rigid-body object motion to visually communicate specific actions and/or emotions.  Traditional animation concepts and 3D computerized animation techniques will be theoretically explored and practically applied.