3DVE #3: Modeling πŸ›Ή Fab πŸ‚ More Data πŸ“Š

Announcements

  • LAST CHANCE: Please fill out the 3DVE Intake Form.
  • Please be prepared to discuss what you’ve been up to this week regarding 3DVE.
  • In the chat, please share if you have any questions about last week’s assignment.
  • Zoom

Agenda

  • 3:10
    • Welcome to new students, Discord and WhatsApp.
    • Note on missing class and emailing me
    • Notes from you:
      • Ridged cone
      • Default renderer: Windows > Settings/Preferences > Renderer
      • 3D Paint tool: Texturing > 3D Paint tool
      • Shading faces (e.g. Maya 101 Lesson 6)
  • 4:00 Shareback
  • 4:50 Break
  • 5:00 Discussion
    • Chapter 2.2 and 2.3 ofΒ Designing Virtual Worlds. What was most interesting in this reading? Did you come away with questions? Are there passages you disagree with?Β 
    • Why Data? (if there’s time)

Assignments

  • Technical Stuff. Learn animation basics by doing one of the following:
    • Watch and follow Lessons 7-9 of Maya 101 on YouTube. This will make most sense if you’ve gone through Lessons 1-6.
  • Conceptual Stuff:
    • Take a look at the Digital Universe by the American Museum of Natural History. We will work with this data next week.
    • If you haven’t already, read a subsection of Chapter 2 in Designing Virtual Worlds. What was most interesting in this reading? Did you come away with questions? Are there passages you disagree with? 

Announcements: Extra Credit