IMD I turn stuff in!

Turn in your final SRC camera images:

Save them to spfimdi/16_src_fin

You will need 3 camera views – render them 1600x1200

Name the files:

 last_first_src_fin1.jpg

last_first_src_fin2.jpg

last_first_src_fin3.jpg

 

Turn in your Video Card project

You will need 3 camera views – render them 1600x1200

Save them to spfimdi/15_video_card

Name the files:

 last_first_videocard1.jpg

last_first_ videocard2.jpg

last_first_ videocard3.jpg

IMD I - Video card back and last lab for SRC

Complete the back plate of the video card before choosing the next option:

Add more detail to the video card project.

Add final details to SRC.

See me for work on the large computer model.

IMD I - Video card back plate

•Use the line and extrude technique to create the overall shape of the back plate.

•Use the video_card_back.jpg reference image

•NOTE:  Add two extra vertices on the left edge (you will need them for the next step!

•When the outline is done modify the vertices
and fillet (fill – it)  the right corners.

•Extrude (modifier) and convert to an editable mesh

•Edit at the polygon level to extrude (button) polygons to make the left hand bent tab.

IMD I - Video Card Continues

Warmup - Make a new file in max, set the background in the front view to ram.jpg from

students/public/fitzer/imdI/12_video_card/warmup

trace the ram, edit the verticies, and extrude it.

draw the 8 chips that sit on the ram.

Save your work to your login as ram.max

After you have finished the ram sample continue with your video card project.

IMD I - Hardware Scavenger Hunt

Hardware Identification

Create a power point slide show with one slide of each component.  Fill each slide with information about the specific hardware. 

Use a 12 point arial font for body text.  Use 20 point arial for headings.  Start your slide with the following.

1. Provide a text definition of what the part does

2. Find 5 pictures of each device.

3. Find a current price of top rated examples from google shopping results

Motherboard

CPU

Ram

Hard Drive

DVD-Rom

Computer Power Supply

Video Card

LCD monitor

Case with ATX Powersupply


Turn in your work this hour to spfimdi / 14_hardware_id   as last_first_id.ppt

This assignment is due 3rd Hour MONDAY!

Video Contest !

September 17, 2012 – Attorney General Launches 2012 High School Video Scholarship Contest

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the start of the 2012 Take Action High School Video Contest, which gives Ohio high school students a chance to win college scholarships.

"Consumer scams continue to plague Ohioans of all ages," Attorney General DeWine said. "This contest gives high school students a chance to educate Ohioans and their peers about scams while demonstrating their creativity and talent."

The contest officially begins on Sept. 17, 2012, when Ohio high school students may submit a 60-second video on the importance of being aware of and avoiding various consumer scams. Entries may come from individuals or teams of two students. Videos must be submitted by Dec. 14, 2012, and the winners will be announced in early 2013.

In their videos, students must encourage their peers to be savvy consumers and avoid scams using one of the following topics:

Ways to avoid a scam

Prizes/sweepstakes scams

Online marketplace scams

Grandparent scams

Scholarship/grant scams

The top three winning individuals or teams will receive college scholarships of $2,500, $1,500, and $1,000, respectively. The winners also will have an opportunity to be featured on the Attorney General's website.

 

For more information, official rules and eligibility requirements, or to submit a video, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/TakeActionContest.

 

Last year's winner, "The 3Rs of Internet Fraud," is available at the Ohio Attorney General's website.

 

IMD I - Last Day for SRC

Long lab today will be the last day for SRC!



Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things. - Steve Jobs

Do You Know Your Score?

IMD I

SRC review

Fill in the blanks

1. I really like _________________  about my project.

2. I need more time to ____________________.

3. I'd like to learn more about  ________________________.






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Wednesday and Thursday IMD I and II Project Plans

Wednesday and Thursday IMD I and II Project Plans

IMD I – SRC LAB

You will have lab on Wednesday and Thursday to complete most of your SRC project.  Make sure to use the slides and sketches you have generated as you work.  I will be looking to see the connection between what you planned and your final project.

You will have approximately 4 lab hours to complete this project

Remember what we discussed in class about your models:

1. Keep textures simple, subtle is usually better.

2. Don't let the shapes do the work for you. It's time to let the teapot go.

3. Combine lots of small copied shapes and groups to make larger objects.

4. Texture and map before copying.

5. Make sure you use the tools, it will improve your work.

 

Use your quick keys and shortcuts! SAVE YOUR WORK EVERY 5 MINUTES!

 

Her e are the main elements I’ll be looking for when grading the project:

Planning evident in work

Texture is appropriate and controlled

Details – Are there lots of small details to create an interesting model?

Complexity -

Camera Use – Did you choose realistic, interesting, and descriptive views of your model?

 

You should use all available time to work on this project.  If you find it’s “done” after a couple of hours, you probably don’t have enough complexity and details in your work. 

If you have a robot you can always build the robots environment, buildings, laboratory….

Space ships are surrounded by planets, other space ships, space stations…

Castles can always be expanded!

 

IMD II – Chess Environment

 Use the next two days in lab to build your architectural and fantasy chess environments.    Make sure to use the slides and sketches you have generated as you work.  I will be looking to see the connection between what you planned and your final project.

Create basic textures for your models but do not apply textures to the chess set.  We will be doing this as a class activity next week.

AT THE END EACH DAY – Screen cap your progress and turn into the appropriate folder in s/p/f/imdII/

last_first_wed1.jpg,  last_first_wed2.jpg,  last_first_wed3.jpg,

 last_first_th1.jpg, ….

IMD I power tools for SRC

1. Keep textures simple, subtle is usually better.

2. Don't let the shapes do the work for you. It's time to let the teapot go.

3. Combine lots of small copied shapes and groups to make larger objects.

4. Texture and map before copying.

5. Make sure you use the tools, it will improve your work.


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IMD II - Chess Enviornment Planning

IMD I - Research SRC Continues!

Lots of amazing work in the 1hr folder!  I'm very  impressed!

Awards will be on Friday.

We will continue working with the SRC research assignment today and work on sketches that combine ideas.

Topics today:

Stealing like an Artist

Sketching new ideas.

Idea Book

Assignments:

Decorated idea book cover due Friday

5 SRC detail sketches due tomorrow!

"Art is Theft" - Pablo Picasso

"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take; and good poets make it into something better , or at least different.  The good poet welds his theft into a whole feeling which is unique; utterly different from that which it was torn." - T.S. Eliot

IMD I and II - Friday Schedule

IMD I

 

 

1 Hour 3D Studio Max Challenge

 

Demonstrate knowledge of the following:

Simple shapes used to create complex objects

Groups
Copy
Texture
Camera

Use you artistic ability:

Selection of textures

Placement (composition) of camera

Save your work as a rendered .jpg to s/p/f/imdi/9_1hrmax

Name your file last_first_1hrmax.jpg

 

THIS NEEDS TO BE TURNED IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE ROTATION TODAY - LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

IMPORTANT: I WILL DELETE .MAX FILES SUBMITTED FOR THIS PROJECT MAKE SURE TO TURN IN A RENDERED .JPG

 

IMD I 3rd Hour

 

Start Research for SRC.  Find 30 images that pertain to your area of interest. Copy and paste the images from online sources to a PowerPoint file.  The images should be relevant and varied.  Make sure you diversify your search. If you are working on the castle prompt look up castle architecture terminology and google them to find images example: battlements, drawbridge, turret. etc.

 

Save your completed PowerPoint to s/p/f/imdi/10_src_research

 

Name your work last_first_srcreasearch.ppt

 

IMD II

 

Use the hour in lab to continue working on your chess set model.  At this point there are several students in class who have completed the set.  These students are great resource to complete your knight tutorial.  If you get stuck on a step and can't continue get a head start on the 3rd hour project.  Use you time wisely!

 

The knight is due at the end of lab. 

 

Screen cap the knight in wire frame against the background image.

 

Name your work last_first_knight.jpg

 

IMD II 3rd Hour

 

 

 

The next step with the chess set project is to create 2 unique scenes featuring your chess set.

 

1.  Realistic room with a shallow depth of field background. 

 

2. Artistic interpretation, about anything goes here.  Look at the Escher style sample of the wall in lab. 

 

Spend 3rd hour brainstorming and researching ideas for these prompts.

 

Show proof of your work (ppt of Internet research, sketches, other notes)

 

Screen cap the knight in wire frame against the background image.

Save your completed jpeg to s/p/f/imdii/7_knight1

Name your work last_first_knight.jpg

 

Sketches can be turned into the substitute teacher.

 

 

 

IMD I - Texture practice and notes check

1. Add texture to your simple shapes models.

Page 1
meeple - red green blue glossy
4 rings - stone bitmap texture, 4 different
pyramid - 6 different wood bitmap textures
triangle - wireframe green

2. Create a dark grey floor underneath the shapes add raytraced reflection to the floor.

3. Create a camera that looks at all of the shapes and render a jpeg of your work.

4. Save the jpeg to s/p/f/imdI/7_simple_shapes_texture

name the file last_first_sst.jpg

DO NOT TURN IN A .MAX FILE - IT WILL NOT BE GRADED


I will be checking your max notes today, I will base the grade on the Neuralyzer test scale:



Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones enter the room you are Neuralized after the lecture, are your notes a good enough guide to get you through the activity the next day?

90-100 - Detailed notes including full sentences, appropriate sketches of icons, and arrows to illustrations.

80-90 - Good general descrition of steps, can follow the steps to complete activity.

70-80 - May be missing some steps, or lacks detail in description.

70 and below - Missing entire questions, or very little detail. 

 

IMD I - Looking at Textures

I've graded the simple shapes problems and posted them to Infinite Campus, make sure you login to check your grade!

Today we will be working with textures in Max and simple texture mapping.  Make sure you take notes on the steps you need to add textures to you models.