2161 - Computer Graphic & Animation - Section 1

Al Quds-Bard College

9112281 – Computer Graphics and Animation



Instructor: Yasser Jaffal

Times: Sunday, Tuesday / 11:00 – 12:20

Course Outline:

  • 2D Computer graphics and animation

    • Getting started with Synfig animation software

    • Animation basics

    • Animating shapes

    • Working with layers

    • Creating shapes

    • Working with masks

  • 3D Computer graphics and animation

    • Introduction to 3D graphics and rendering

    • Types of 3D rendering

    • Getting started with Blender

    • 3D model design techniques

    • Utilizing modifiers

    • Lighting in 3D scenes

    • Materials and rendering shaders

    • Textures, unwrapping, and UV mapping

    • Basic animation

    • Rigging and skilital animation

  • Interactive computer graphics and games (4 credits students only)

    • Video game industry, development, and culture

    • Basics of user-driven events

    • Real-time animation

    • Basics of Unity game engine

    • Reading user input

    • Implementing control schemes

    • Simulating physics

    • Programming simple game mechanics and rules

    • Importing 3D animation into game engine



Grading:

There will be practical homeworks that must be submitted as project files through Moodle, as well as written essays about relevant topics (15%).

There will be one mid-term exam, both written (20%) and practical (15%). The final exam will be written only (30%), in addition to a final project that must be submitted before the final exam (20%).

Absence Policy:

According to Al Quds University policy, students with unexcused absences totaling 20% of any course’s scheduled hours will not be allowed to attend the final exam (or in the case of classes with papers, to submit the final paper), and will receive a grade of 40% for the semester. For a class or an exam during the semester, it is up to the professor if an absence will be excused. If the absence occurs during a final exam, the excuse will be reviewed by a college committee appointed by the Dean. For an absence to be considered excused it must be accompanied by Al Quds University-approved documentation, which must be submitted within one week of the absence. Any student who misses more than 30% of the course’s scheduled hours, even with an acceptable excuse, will be given a “drop” in the system. Please note that AQB students should review and abide by the Al Quds University handbook, which has been circulated to the entire college. Note:  If you miss a class or come late after announcements have been made, you are responsible to find out from another student what announcements were made and what material was covered



Academic Honesty:

At AQB we are very strict about academic honesty. What that means it that anytime you draw from someone’s ideas or cite their actual words, you must give the name of the author and the book in proper citation form. If you are caught claiming someone’s work as your own, the following procedures are in place: the first time you will be warned and will fail the assignment, the second time you will fail the course, and the third time you will be permanently expelled from AQB (please see the AQB plagiarism policy for a more detailed explanation).