Information générale

Instructor : Everardo Reyes | eve.reyes@gmail.com | Tel. 06 65 49 27 41
Dates : from Monday 14 to Friday 18 December, 2009.
Place : 230, IMUS, Université de Savoie.
Number of sessions : 5.
Number of hours : 20.
Master : M2 Image, Interactivity, International

General Overview

Topics

1. Notions and concepts: introduction to virtuality, virtual worlds and CGI
2. Programming and deploying stories: Alice
3. 3D Video: Context Free + Fiji
4. Animated visual effects: Adobe After Effects
5. 3D modeling and animation: review of Autodesk Maya and Blender

Suggested reading

• Ascott, Roy (1994). “The Architecture of Cyberception” in Sahnken, E. (ed.) Telematic Embrace, Los Angeles, CA: Unversity of California Press, 2003.
• Bolter & Grusin (1999). Remediation: Understanding New Media. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• De Certeau, Michel (1990). L’Invention du Quotidien. 1. Arts de Faire. Paris: Gallimard.
• Deleuze, Gilles (1969). Logique du Sens. Paris: Minuit.
• Hansen, Mark (2006). Bodies in Code: Interfaces with Digital Media. London: Routledge.
• Lévy, Pierre (1994). Qu’est-ce que le Virtuel ? Paris : La Découverte.
• Manovich, Lev (2008). “Understanding MetaMedia” Opening Keynote at Computer Art Congress 2008 [CAC.2]. Toluca, Mexico. March 26, 2008.
• McLuhan, Marshall (1964). Understanding Media. New York: McGraw Hill.
• Reyes, Everardo (2009). “Hypermedia as Media” in 20th. ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia. New York: ACM Press.
• Serres, Michel (1996). Atlas. Paris: Flammarion.
• Simondon, Gilbert (1989). Du Mode d’Existence des Objets Techniques. Paris: Aubier.

Evaluation & grading

1. Accomplishment of activities 3, 5...
2. Production of final project: an animated or static mixed visual project using software and tools

Planning

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