Cross Curricular 3d Animation Activities

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Cross Curricular 3d Animation Activities

• Jack Kriss
• Design Technology Teacher
• Frankfurt International School
• ELMLE 2008 Vienna, Austria

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3d (Three Dimensional)
One Dimensional (X)
Two Dimensional (X, Y)
Three Dimensional (X, Y, Z)
Drawings completed by hand
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Researching Constructing3D Animations

• Teach Core Curriculum Concepts
• Develop Abstract Thought Processes
• Learn Engineering Software
• Virtual Models For Further Exploration
• Develop Design Planning Skills
• More

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Ken Yeangs 3D Skyscraper Models
Check out the Slideshow at http//edition.cnn.co
m/2007/TECH/science/07/18/yeang.vision/
Ask yourself Will my students have ideas like
this? Do they have the ability to express
them? Can I give them the ability to express
them?
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Software Tools Used At FIS

• Google (Free-hands of the students)
• Google Sketch-up
• Google Earth
• Autodesk (Free-hands of the students)
• VIZ 2008
• Maya Personal Learning Edition
• Autodesk (License hands of the students)
• Inventor
• Maya
• 3DS Max9
• Scene Files

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3D Download Sites

• Google Sketch Up
• http//sketchup.google.com
• Autodesk Education
• http//students.autodesk.com
• Scene Files
• http//www.trinity3d.com/store/aXYZ-Design-3D-Huma
  ns-Pro-Bundle-1-p-1307.html
• http//www.axyz-design.com/
• Blender (Open Source)
• http//www.blender.org
• DAZ 3D
• http//www.daz3d.com
• CosmicBlobs
• http//www.cosmicblobs.com/freetrial/index.html
• Solidworks
• http//www.solidworks.com

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3D Workflows Design Visualization
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Autodesk Curriculum Activities

• Chemistry Chemical Reaction
• Earth Sciences Seasonal Cycles
• Earth Sciences Phases of the Moon
• Physics Bouncing Balls
• Art/History Architectural Restoration of
  Parthenon
• Weather Tornadoes
• Anatomy Digestive System
• Anatomy Forensics
• Robotics Design

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Curriculum Topics

• Research (Writing)
• Geometric Shapes (Sphere, Splines, Box, Cylinder,
  Cones, Tubes, Pyramids, Hedra, Spindles, Prism
  etc.)
• Measurement
• Angles
• Calculations

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Research

• Earth Science Questions
• 1. What causes night and day?2. What causes
  seasons?3. Why are seasons in the Southern
  Hemisphere opposite to those in the Northern
  Hemisphere?
• 4. What causes the apparent changes in the sun's
  position throughout the year?
• Parthenon Architectural Restoration Questions
• 1. Describe the construction characteristics of
  the Parthenon.
• 2. In whose honor and where was the Parthenon
  built?
• 3. Write a description of the inside of the
  Parthenon.
• 4. What were the original dimensions of the
  Parthenon?

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Geometric Shapes
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Measurements
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Angles
Earths Axis Tilt -23.5
Earths Moon Orbital Inclination -5
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Calculations

• Animate the rotation of the Earth over the course
  of a year by making the Earth spin on its axis
  365 times. How many video frames must you have if
  you want Earth to rotate exactly 5 frames per
  day?
• Using the default video playback speed of 30
  frames per second and setting the number of
  frames to the figure from the answer above how
  long will the animation last?
• Calculate the area in square footage of your
  virtual transparent house (Length x width).

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Curriculum Topics Cont.

• Scientific Understanding
• Spatial/Abstract Concepts
• Architectural Objects
• Scripts For Animated Scenes
• Observation (Writing)
• More

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Scientific Understanding

• Render your Sun, Earth, Moon animation when the
  Northern Hemisphere is at its summer soltice.
• Render your Sun, Earth, Moon animation when the
  Northern Hemisphere is at its winter soltice.

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Abstract Concept Noise

• Noise creates random perturbation of a surface
  based on the interaction of two colors or
  materials.

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Architectural Design Understanding
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Scripts For Animated Scenes
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Observations

• What causes the seasons?
• At the beginning of the animations, the majority
  of light falls on the Northern Hemisphere where
  it is summer. Because it is the summer solstice,
  there is continuous light around the North Pole.
  Then, the edge of illumination begins to shrink,
  moving across the North Pole at the fall equinox.
  At the winter solstice, the area of illumination
  is at its smallest, so that the Northern
  Hemisphere has the least amount of light and the
  longest nights. The far northern latitudes get no
  light at all. After the winter solstice, the
  light returns. This is why the winter solstice is
  traditionally celebrated as the return of the
  light.
• Because the Earth and the camera are changing
  angles relative to the sun, the Earth's Pole
  appears to be wobbling. But when you look at the
  scene from the North Pole, you see that the pole
  is holding steady. energy that each hemisphere
  absorbs from the sun is what causes the seasons.

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Observations
Students can include images from their own work.
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More
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Advantages

• Reduced dependency on natural resources
• Challenging
• Mind Time
• Professional Skills Results
• Quality Use of Technology
• Work Rework
• Differentiation
• Collaborative Classroom Community
• Expert Student Users Popup Quickly

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Disadvantages

• Complex
• Teacher Preparation Time
• Challenging
• Hardware Intensive
• Software Training/Tutorials
• No Physical Results
• 3D Printer (add material)
• 3D Mill (remove material)