2009 Fall VISUALST 192FCS-01
Bulletin Course Description Studio course that explores various applications of virtual environments and specific 3D modeling techniques. Introduction to animation principles. Screenings, discussions, and lab. Not open to students who have taken this course as FVD 118. Not open to students who have previously taken this course as Visual Arts 108. Open only to students in the Focus Program. Instructor: Salvatella de Prada
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Title VIRTUAL FORM AND SPACE Department VISUALST Course Number 2009 Fall 192FCS Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Salvatella De Prada,Raquel Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
Virtual form and space investigates the relationship between real and virtual objects. First, we create digital models from real objects using Maya, a 3D modeling and animation software. Then, we study the resulting virtual objects in Duke's Immersive Virtual Environment (DiVE),located at the Computer Science department. DiVE allows us to experience virtual objects in their original scale and in 3 dimensional space, and to compare them with the real versions.
Attention will be paid not only to the correct mapping of form and space, but also to other design aspects like composition, lighting and texture.
