Hello new and (maybe) returning vistors! As some of you know this past December I decided to leave Orlando, FL and head back to the good old north. It was a hard decision to leave the roots that I start there but it has lead me to new opportunities. A few weeks ago I started classes at Drexel University for a graduate degree in Digital Media. What is that you ask? Well the degree focuses on several different aspects of the 3D industry such as visual effects, motion graphics, video game design, human computer interaction and web. It is an exciting area to be part of and Im very excited to spend the next few years researching the best direction I should head post graduation.
My goal is to keep this blog chronicling my projects and research that I take part in while here. So hop on the RSS feed or subscribe if you'd like! I will try my best at keeping up to date on everything.
This semester Im taking courses in computer animation, web authoring, and timeline design. I recently completed my first computer animation assignment and that can be seen below. The objective was to create movement with 3D objects and have it loop seamlessly. There were some things that I would like to have improved upon but too be honest, this is the first time opening the Maya software. Unfortunately computer modeling is not offered until Spring, so Im learning the software and the animation at the same time! So it was a lot of fun crash coursing basic modeling tools and getting it to animate. Alot of the clips I may be posting for the first half of the semester will vary between 10-15 seconds.
When I was a kid I use to play with tin toys at my grandfathers house that were essentially piggy banks. Each toy had an object to spring the penny into the bank or shoot it using a mechanism. Essentially, that was my idea for my loop. If I do have time later on I hope to go back and retexture and adjust lighting the object since Im hoping to tackle that option this week.
Anyway, just starting with the basics right now and looking forward to keep pushing the medium and learning. Hope to keep everyone up to date! Take care and talk to you soon.
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