Independent Study Topics

Sampling of subjects supervised over the years.
Contact me with a proposal and expected outcomes if you'd like to sign up for independent study credits or thesis research.

Data Analysis and Remapping

Qualitative Annotation of Motion Capture Data for Indirect Avatar Control
Video Analysis of Swarm Movement
MIDI data pattern recognition and visualization
Motion Transformation using IK and Cognitive Parameters
Music composed through gathering and processing real-time and historic climatic data.

Installation and Performance

6/10ths of a second: data and video installation
Integrating audio into motion tracking installation
Salix - MFA thesis show
Max/MSP interfaces for live music performance
Jitter in installation art with MIDI sensors
Pseudo-agent/Jitter Project
Research on Virtual Performance
Jitter in application with Sleep Deprivation Chamber

Computer Graphics Technologies + Techniques

Procedural Motion (Scheme and AL)
Global Illumination (Mental Ray)
Procedural Shading (Maya)
High to Low Poly Normal Mapping
3D Model Morphing
Cg Shaders
Image Based Illumination
Technical Solutions for High-Quality Virtual Exhibition
Jitter real-time video control
OpenGL in Jitter
Vest design for Wireless VR System

Generative Design and Style Representation

Context-based Evolutionary Design in Architecture
Generative Architecture
Generating 3D form from motion capture data from a willow tree
Deriving and Applying Design Principles From The Animated Films Of The UPA Studio
The Film Look: Achieving a Classical 1950s Cinematic Look for 3D Rendered Imagery

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