Assignment 2a
Assignment 2 - Create a water fountain and simulation that evokes an emotion.Deliverable 2a - (Due Saturday, Nov. 1st, 11:59pm)
Final 2a - (Due Sunday, Nov. 2nd, 11:59 pm)
- Decide on the emotion you want to convey through your effect
- What is the emotion you want to evoke with your fountain model and simulation. Some ideas might be, playful, grandiose, zen, precarious, modern, etc. In Piazza under the Assignment 2a folder, tell everyone what your emotion you want to evoke is.
- Find an actual fountain in your area to use as inspiration for the type of fountain and emotion you want to evoke.
- Take photos and video of that fountain that you want to use for your inspiration reference.
- Create your fountain model in Houdini.
- WIP Submission 2a - (Due Saturday, Nov. 1st, 11:59pm)
- Create a post on Piazza. Include:
- The word to describe your emotion.
- Photos and video of your inspirational reference.
- Describe at least two unexpected details you noticed when shooting your reference.
- Create a post on Piazza. Include:
- Final Submission 2a - (Due Sunday, Nov. 2nd, 11:59 pm)
- At least two screenshots of the WIP fountain model from different camera angles in Houdini that will help support the emotion you picked for adding your water simulation to in the second half of the project.
- When you take your snapshots, adjust your camera so that you stage it to optimize the most appealing angle of view.
- Submit your Houdini file that you used to create the snapshot of your WIP fountain model.
- Create a folder inside assignment_02a on the Box. Name it as your <andrewID> .
- Submit your Houdini project file (.hip) using the apt naming convention:
- <andrewID>_asst<assignment #>_v<version #>.<file format>
- Also submit at least two final screenshots using the apt naming convention:
- <andrewID>_asst<assignment #>_sshot<screenshot #>.<file format>
Participation (Due Monday, Nov. 3rd, 11:59 pm)
- Respond to your peers' WIP Piazza posts. Respond to at least 3 of those posts with constructive feedback.
Examples videos of different fountains that convey very different emotions.
Demo video on building your fountain to be ready for water.
Be sure to grab the cmuFountain rig that is in the BOX folder under "Example Effects Rigs". You want to start your assignment using this rig.