| Assignment
#2 - Create
an expression-driven animated scene with custom attributes
Save your scene
as "your_user_name_project2.mb" and put a copy in "Y:\Courses\AC694_Price_Fall_2005\project_2"
Like the last project, this is intended to be a simple exercise in
experimentation with use of expressions to drive the motion of objects
in a scene. In addition, create attributes that control aspects of the
motion or relationships between objects.
In later projects, you will be creating user interfaces that may generate
new objects, new attributes and connections, as well as automating the
creation of expressions. So for now, work on those "building blocks"
that may inspire later project ideas.
- Plan the
motion of objects and/or the relationship between moving objects
that you would like to create.
- Consider
experimenting with the idea on a small scale with simple geometry
before tackling the final scene.
- Build models
necessary for the scene. (Keep it simple. Plan to have the scene
run in real time.)
- If necessary,
you may "manually" animate some objects with keyframes
or motion paths to drive the expressions of other objects.
- Create custom
attributes on one or more appropriate nodes, so that a user can
adjust sliders in the attribute editor to alter the results of
the expression-driven animation.
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The project will be
evaluated on:
-- effective use of expressions in the scene to control motion or relationships
between objects.
-- effective use of custom attributes to adjust results of expressions.
-- concept and creative application of the tools.
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