Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:

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1 NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE Fall 2009 ARTV 1345: Modeling I - Introduction to MAYA - TR 7:00 8:45 PM- Lecture & Lab Lab Room: MLH 200 Instructor: Nathan Anderson Office phone: (415) nathanande@gmail.com Office hours: 6 7 pm before class or by appointment Required Textbook (Mandatory): Title: Learning Maya 6 Foundation Author: Alias ISBN: Publisher: Sybex Inc; Book & DVD edition (April 19, 2004) ISBN: Required Course Materials: - 1 Flash USB Drive (1 GB and up) or CDRW - 1 Notebook or Binder and pen to take notes - Sketch pad 9 X12 Course Description: Students learn about building models using- polygonal and NURBS modeling techniques, adding textures and light, keyframing to create animations with objects and rendering a scene. In this class you will learn to think and design in three dimensions, using (Autodesk) Maya software. Your performance is based upon: Examinations (3 Tests) (30 pts) Lab work (5 tutorials) (55 pts) Professionalism (Participation Attendance) (15 pts) Sketchbook drawings (Part of Participation Grade) Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, a student should be able to: 1. Navigate comfortably through the Autodesk Maya User Interface 2. Understand and apply the dependency graph, image planes, nodes, attributes, connections and pivots 3. Use NURBS and polygonal modeling skills for mechanical and organic purposes 4. Apply lighting, cameras, textures and materials to an object 5. Work with the Hypergraph, the Hypershade, the Dope Sheet and the Graph Editor to create keyframe animations 6. Understand the importance of Set Driven Key and its potential use in a character animation setup 7. Use Deformers and Skeletons to animate 3D characters Key Activities from the Electronic Game Content Development skill standards, recognized by the Texas Skill Standards Board: Create UV Maps Setup Materials and Shaders Create and implement a character rig for mechanical animation Adjust and edit skin weights Create animations and special effects for FMV (Full Motion Video) Create cycled keyframed motion for characters Create Particle animation - 1 -

2 The "Value of Integrity" statement. Northwest Vista College seeks to produce graduates who not only have an academic mastery of their subject, but also treasure lifelong learning, diversity, and personal and social responsibility. We believe true learning and personal growth are possible only in an environment where everyone shares common values. One of our values is integrity, which we define as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness. Our values facilitate intellectual inquiry, the open exchange of ideas and collaboration - all necessary for individual learning and social progress. We expect faculty, staff, and students to exemplify all our values. We embrace our values not out of fear of consequences, but out of a sense of commitment to families, peers, neighbors, our community and ourselves. Cheating on assignments, plagiarizing the work of others without proper citation, and collusion through unauthorized collaboration are not part of integrity. Penalties for academic dishonesty are serious and range from failing to expulsion. Please read the complete set of new policies and procedures regarding academic integrity on the Academic Integrity website. ATTITUDES, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Courses in the core curriculum at Northwest Vista College (NVC) seek to foster the growth of students in areas that the faculty has termed Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge (ASK). While individual courses are not likely to address all of the outcomes, it is the hope of the faculty that, when you complete the core curriculum at NVC, you will have grown significantly in these areas. Those outcomes in bold will be addressed in this course: Attitudes *Behave with integrity and practice personal and social responsibility *A commitment to lifelong learning and wellness *An acceptance of change, nuance, and uncertainty *Value diversity and differences in people Skills *Communicate effectively (visual, verbal, written and listening) *Cooperate and collaborate effectively *Think critically and creatively *Use technology appropriately and effectively *Set goals and assess progress Knowledge *Understand various ways of knowing, and how individual disciplines investigate and interpret the world You are the one who must manage your growth and learning, and these are important attitudes, skills, and knowledge for you to have a successful life. Our role is to help you with that growth through the courses we offer you, through the opportunity to work closely with your fellow students, and by the co-curricular services and opportunities available at NVC. We hope you will demand excellence from us and from yourself. Attendance and Participation Policy (Professionalism): You are responsible for everything said and done in each class session. Absences will affect your participation grade. More than three absences during the semester will result in the loss of a full letter grade. If you miss five or more classes prior to the withdrawal deadline, you may be asked to drop the class. While in class you should spend all your time on class related work or research. Participation in class is vital for success, keep communication lines open with your instructor and your peers. Feel free to ask for help when needed as well as be helpful to others. Be respectful of other s work environment by maintaining a low level of noise in the lab

3 Absences may be excused with appropriate documentation and must be given to the instructor immediately upon return to class. If you know you are going to be absent, it is your responsibility to contact the instructor and to find out what assignments were missed. Tardiness: Class begins and ends on the scheduled time. Being 10 minutes late counts as a tardy. If you have 3 tardies, it will count as an absence. Being consistently tardy will have an effect on you participation grade. Leaving early will also be considered in assessing your participation. Late assignments: No late assignments will be accepted without discussion with the instructor. It is better to turn in an incomplete assignment and get a numerical grade, than miss an assignment and get a zero. Drop Date: If you miss more than 5 classes, you may be asked to drop the class. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to officially drop from the class to avoid failing the class (F). Students may drop this class without academic penalty if they drop before the deadline. See school calendar on the website for exact date or call Student Success Center Special Accommodations Policy: As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if a special accommodation is needed, please contact Sharon Dresser in the Access Office in the Student Success Center Academic expectation: To be successful in this class, students will be expected to develop a sense of personal responsibility and work ethic. Because the course is technical as well as creative and artistic, students are expected to buy a sketchbook and practice their drawing skills. Sketchbooks will be reviewed 4 times by the instructor in with a critique. Annoying electronic behavior: Turn off cell phones and beepers. No texting or ing during lectures, demos or tests No gaming during class There is absolutely no eating or drinks allowed in the lab. Any student caught eating or drinking any beverage other than water will be asked to leave the lab and may be suspended from using the lab or have their lab privileges permanently revoked. Respect the equipment. During the course of the class you may become frustrated with the computers when you cannot figure something out. This is the nature of Computer Graphics, please do not take your frustration out on the workstations! Do not log into the machines on any account other than the Student account. Any students who logs in as another user without direct permission from the instructor will be asked to leave the lab and may be suspended from using the lab or have their lab privileges permanently revoked. Never remove anything from the lab that you did not bring in with you. Any students caught removing equipment or software from the lab will be removed permanently from the lab and appropriate action will be taken against that student. All of this equipment is provide for your education, however, it does not belong to you

4 Course Outline Topic Assignment Date and Due Dates Intro to Course: Review syllabus January 12th Student information collection Overview of Maya Project One: Bouncing Lecture: The user interface, working in 3D, January 14th Ball environment coordinate space, views, cameras (Page 5 21) LAB: Project Bouncing Ball, Lesson 1 Pages Understanding Maya Lecture: Image planes, the dependency January 19th graph, nodes, attributes, connections, pivots. LAB: Project Bounding Ball, Lesson 2 (Adding Character) Pages Hierarchies Lecture: Animating in Maya: keyframe January 21st animation, path animation, reactive animation, dynamics. LAB: Project Bouncing Ball, Lesson 3 (Rendering) Pages Modeling in Maya: Lecture: Rendering: shading groups, January 26th texture maps, lighting, motion blur, hardware rendering. LAB: Project Bouncing Ball, Lesson 4 (Working with MAYA) Pages Modeling in Maya LAB: Project Bouncing Ball, Lesson 5 January 28th (Working with Maya) Pages Modeling in Maya LAB: Project Bouncing Ball, Lesson 6 (The February 2nd dependency graph) Pages Composite Bouncing Ball Composite February 4th LAB: Finish up projects February 9th TEST I Primitives, Animation, Rendering February 11th Bouncing Ball Due Project Two Jack in Lecture: NURBS curves, NURBS surfaces, February 16th the Box polygons, construction history LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 1 Curves and surfaces Pages Organic Modeling LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 2 February 18th Organic Modeling Pages Animation Lecture: Deformations: lattices, sculpt February 23rd objects, clusters, edit skin weights LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 3 Animation Pages Animation LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 4 Secondary Animation Pages February 25th - 4 -

5 Rendering Lecture: Rendering: A-Buffer rendering, March 2nd raytrace rendering, how the render works, interactive photorealistic rendering (IPR). LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 5 Rendering Rendering LAB: Project Jack in the Box, Lesson 6 March 4th Rendering Types Pages LAB: Finish up Project Two March 9th Test II Nurbs Modeling and Rendering March 11th Project Two Due Spring Break Project Three and Four Spaceships Lecture: Polygon modeling Versus Nurbs LAB: Project Spaceship, Lesson 1 Pages Nurbs LAB: Project Spaceship, Lesson 2 Nurbs Spaceship Pages Subdivision LAB: Project Spaceship, Lesson 3 Pages Animation LAB: Project Spaceship, Lesson 4 Pages Visual Effects LAB: Project Spaceship, Lesson 5 Pages LAB: Finish Up Spaceships March 15 th 21 st March 23rd March 25th March 30th April 1st April 1st April 6th Project Five Giraffe Polygon Modeling LAB: Finish Up Spaceships Lecture: Polygonal Modeling Giraffe LAB: Giraffe Tutorial Lecture: Polygonal Modeling Giraffe LAB: Giraffe Tutorial Finish Up Giraffe Project April 8th Project Three Due April 13th April 15th April 20th Polygonal Tools Review Finish Up Giraffe Project LAB: Polygon Tools LAB: Polygon Tools Final Project Test III Polygon Modeling Test May 4th Polygon Modeling Test April 22nd Project Four and Five Due April 27th Sketchbook Review April 29th May 6th Test III Due Extra Credit Due - 5 -

6 STUDENT NAME: NVC- ARTC 1345 RUBRIC GRADING SCALE: A = Excellent ( points) B = Very Good (80 89 points) C = Average (70 79 points) D = Below average but Passing (60 69 points) F = Failure (69 and below) ASSIGNMENTS For full points projects must be completed correctly and by due date. Project 1: Bounce Ball Tutorial 10 Test I Primitives, Animation & Rendering Project 2: Jack in the Box Tutorial 10 Test II Nurbs Modeling & Rendering 10 Project 3: Spaceship - Nurbs 10 Project 4: Spaceship - Polygon 10 Project 5: Giraffe 10 Polygonal Tool Review 5 Test III Polygonal Modeling 10 Professionalism (see above) 15 Sketchbook (Completion) Extra Credit Project (10) TOTAL POINTS (110 Max. pts with extra credit) PROFESSIONALISM: Attendance - Participation Examples of class disruption penalty: Cell phone ringing: -5 Talk on phone in class: -5 other class homework -1 Late turn in -2 Arrive late: -1 Leave early: -1 Miss class: -3 Possible Points Student Score Comments