Animation and motion capture (5 cr)

Objective

You learn how to create animated 3D characters.
You learn to set up a motion capture system and capture motion data.

Content

How to create 3D character models, bones, skinning and rigging?
What is motion capture?
What different technologies can be used to capture motion?
What is the motion capture workflow?
How to calibrate a motion capture system, set up markers and capture motion?
How to capture multiple actors and/or objects simultaneously?
How to clean up and edit the captured data?
How to utilise motion capture data in 3D animation?

Course material

Lectures, videos, links and tutorials on Learn.

Study forms and methods

The course mostly online. Contact lessons are on campus when the group has contact days.

If you have a comparable previous academic achievement (i.e., a higher education-level course completion), have studied for a year in, for example, a folk high school, and have work samples to present, or if you have skills equivalent to or exceeding the course level, for example, through work experience and have a portfolio to show, you may seek to have the course accredited. However, you must first discuss this with the course instructor.

RDI and work-related cooperation

RD&i cooperation will be integrated if possible.

Further information

Students complete assignments independently with the help of instructions and video tutorials. In class, a student will receive feedback and deepen their expertise.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Completed assignments.