This course is INACTIVE
Division
Fine and Applied Arts - DNU
Department
Theater
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Virtual Theatrical Laboratory
Course Number
263
Course Title
Intermediate Motion Capture
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
VTL-262
Catalog Course Description
Explores the principles of motion capture performance and motion capture production for use in virtual theatricality, motion pictures, gaming, television, World Wide Web media, and motion capture studies. Conducted in a lab setting, coursework focuses on cleaning and editing data, hand capture, and facial capture.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Clean Marker Data.
- Skeletal Editing.
- Blending Motions.
- Looping Motions.
- Poses.
- Data Application.
- Hand Motion Capture.
- Facial Motion Capture.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Demonstrate how to properly clean Marker Data.*
- Demonstrate how to edit Marker Data.*
- Illustrate how to properly place and set Facial and Hand Markers.
- Illustrate how to capture Hand and Facial Data.
- Create a facial Motion Capture animation of two (2) minutes in length using at least 10 blendshapes mapped to a character in Motion Builder.*
- Create a body, hands, and face Motion capture of at least two (2) minutes in length mapped to a character in Motion Builder.*
- Create an animation of a least two (2) minutes in length using both flexible and non-flexible props mapped to objects and a character, respectively, in MotionBuilder.*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
1. Quizzes
2. Midterm Exam
3. Final Exam
4. A Final Project
Outcomes
General Education Categories
- Humanities and Fine Arts
Institutional Outcomes
- Humanities
MTA Categories
- Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Determined by department.
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Winter 2020