15-464 / 15-664 Syllabus for Spring 2019

This is a tentative syllabus. There will be more topics and reading material posted as the course proceeds.

Week of	Mon	Weds
Jan 14	Course Overview Assignment 0 OUT Slides	Introduction to Animation Slides
Jan 21	MLK Day (NO CLASS)	Motion Capture Demo (Wean Hall 1334)
Jan 28	Inverse Kinematics Miniproject 1 OUT Reference List IK reference slides	CLASS CANCELLED
Feb 4	More IK / Motion Editing Reference List	Rigging and Skinning Reference List
Feb 11	Paper Presentations I Paper List Reference List	Miniproject 1 Presentations Miniproject 1 DUE
Feb 18	Simulation and Cloth Reference List	More Cloth Miniproject 2 OUT Reference List
Feb 25	Fluids Reference List	More Fluids Reference List
Mar 4	Paper Presentations II Paper List	Final Project Pitches
Mar 11	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
Mar 18	NO CLASS	Miniproject II Presentations Miniproject 2 DUE
Mar 25	Particle based systems Reference List	Deformables Reference List
Apr 1	Paper Presentations III Paper List	Faces and Hair Reference List
Apr 8	The Human Body Reference List Final Project Proposals DUE	Character Simulation and Control Reference List
Apr 15	Learning I Reference List	Learning II Reference List
Apr 22	Paper Presentations IV Paper List	Crowds Reference List
Apr 29	Motion Planning and AI	TBD
May 10	Final Project Presentations 8:30-11:30am, GHC 4215