Final Project (due 11/22)
[A Chicago scene] Your task is to build a scene centered around a Chicago topic. For example, you could pick a famous landmark (the Picasso sculpture, Sears tower) or setting (the Chicago river, a park scene) but you can also go for an interior scene ("waiting for the red line", "at the art institute", ...). Your pick. On the technical side you should explore the main topics we saw in class, and include:
- interesting geometry (such as CSG), feel free to use a modeler if you know how to
- 3D texturing (including layered textures and bump maps)
- sophisticated lighting (soft shadows, etc.)
- procedural aspects (a while loop, for example)
Deliverables:
(due 11/8): Draft of a story, with a scene description and sketch.
- The story draft (at least one paragraph) should describe what happened leading up to the scene we see, it should not be a description of the elements in your scene, but rather an explanation why they are there together. Use this to describe the mood and setting of your scene.
- Your scene description at this point can be simple; it should describe the major models (whether you are constructing them yourself or using a modeler) that you are planning to include, the setting (background, etc.). While writing the scene description think about the technical aspects involved, such as lighting, texturing, and procedural effects you are planning to use.
- A sketch of the scene; a very rough sketch of the scene explaining the positioning of the elements in your scene; if you are artistically inclined, you can include details of light and shading.
(due 11/22): Final project
- your storyline, one to two paragraphs long (improved from the earlier submission)
- a scene description (a detailed scene description)
- a technical description, explaining in some detail what techniques you used to implement your scene; this description should discuss the geometry of your objects (CSG, modeling), the texturing, the lighting, and the procedural component you used.
- the POV-Ray file(s) creating the scene, and a .bmp render of the scene.
Last updated: November 2nd, 2005.