Undergraduate MUR-ICT101-2021

Introduction to 3D Graphics and Animation

Become a magician of the moving image as you learn to create, manipulate and transform visual and audio. Understand bitmap and vector graphics, 2D and 3D geometry, manipulation of 3D graphics, processing computer graphics, shading and more.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

01 Mar 2021
30 Aug 2021

This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of the subject, students should be able to:

be familiar with the various applications of 3D Computer Graphics Imagery (CGI) within the “visual communications” industry
use the Cartesian coordinate system, and create 2D and 3D primitive objects and sub-objects such as vertex, edge, face, and polygon
create 3D models using polygonal modelling
use 2D spline objects and the manipulation of spline vertices (corner, smooth, Bezier, Bezier-Corner) to create 2D and 3D models
create and use materials and texture maps
create animation; animate objects, lights, cameras and materials
present their work.

Topics covered

- Bitmap and vector graphics
- Processing computer graphics
- 2D and 3D geometry
- Nature of 3D graphics
- Use of vectors and matrices in graphics
- Geometric manipulation of 3D graphics
- Shading, animation, audio, and video

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject introduces the fundamentals of computer graphics, animation, audio and video; essential for digital content development for computer and video games, and eXtended Reality [XR] (Virtual [VR], Augmented [AR], Mixed [MR]) applications. Tools and techniques used for creation of visual and audio information are introduced.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

Assessments

Major Assignment Part 1 (20%)
Major Assignment Part 2 (30%)
Laboratories (10%)
Open book timed online exam (40%)

Textbooks

Current study term: 28 Feb 21 to 30 May 21

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Next study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21

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