DDA-614, Introduction to 3D Modeling and Rendering
Select a non-technical topic that is relevant to this course. Possibilities might be an analysis of an individual artwork, a particular artist’s body of work, a set of related artworks, a critical theory, a philosophical issue, etc. Note: If you research some artwork, the artwork you research does not have to be digital. It could be artwork done in completely non-digital media. Or, of course, it could be digital.
Prepare a short, approximately 10-minute presentation for the class. For your presentation, the document you create may be in any format you choose – Pdf, Powerpoint, Flash, etc. Include why this work is significant and why it is of interest to you. Prepare accompanying visuals and text materials to show during your presentation. Prepare a set of questions you would like to have your peers think about as a way of leading a discussion with the class about the work you present.
Also write a short approximately 4 – 5 page paper summarizing your research and your reactions to it. In addition to text, include relevant images and/or movie files in this paper. Also include a list of references and links. Make sure to include your personal thoughts and reactions to the material you researched.
After your presentation hand in to me a printed copy of your individual paper. Also download to the instructor's workstation a PDF file of your individual paper.