CSCI 140 Final Gallery

3-D Computer Modeling 
CSCI 140 Spring 2003

Paulos, Jacob

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Jacob PaulosFinal Scene
Quickie Mart Animation
 
Inspiration/Story

My inspiration was the Simpsons, South Park, and the Middle East.
 
 
Objects:Tank BodyJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Tank CockpitJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
Tank TurretJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Tank ThrustersJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Thruster EffectJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Sand Dunes (mesh)Jacob Paulos (Bryce 5)
 Sand Dunes (materials)Jacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Material PropertiesJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Quickie MartJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Quickie Mart SignJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Camel3D Café
 Camel Leash/collarJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
   
Textures:Tank Thruster MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Tank Body MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Turret MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Camouflage (blended with body metal)www.mayang.com/textures/html/Artificial/
 Sand Bump MapJacob Paulos (created with Bryce 5)
 Skydon’t remember the site where I got it… sorry
 Camel Picture on SignMicrosoft Word Clipart
 Quickie Mart TexturesJacob Paulos
 
Problems and Solutions:

Again, the main problem I had was teaching myself 3D Studio Max 5 to do the project. 3ds Max 5 is a complicated piece of software with a plethora of features that can sometimes be daunting. This was also my first attempt at animating with 3D Studio, so it took a while to figure everything out. I also learned that you can't animate the individual vertices of an object if it is grouped with another object (that took me a while to figure out). I would have had the project in on time, but I didn't realize it would take nearly 35 hours to render! I decided to render it at 16 frames per second rather than 30fps because that would have taken about twice as long. Looking back on it I should have realized that if it takes just under a minute to render each frame, and it has to render 30 of them per second it's going to take a long time. Syncing the audio to the animation was also a challenge, but Max has some nice features that help with this.

P.S. The animation is JUST A JOKE and not meant to hurt anyone's feelings. I figured if the Simpsons and South Park can get away with it so can I =)

References:
3ds Max 5 Bible
Tutorial - http://www.artofgaming.net/tutorialz.html
Animation: 
  
Note that this course is a 3-D modeling course not an animation course, thus in critiquing this work, consider the content and context of the course.
  
The animation is 175 MB and thus has not been posted to the Web. If after reading the artist's description you feel you will not be offended by his work, please contact the instructor regarding the file.