Transformations

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Transformations Animation

• Bethany Vice Bowling
• February 16, 2006

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How is geometry related to animation?
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Lets Start Simple

• http//www.school-for-champions.com/flash/simple.h
  tm

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Computer Animation

• Creating moving images using computers
• Subfield of computer graphics and animation
• Illusion of movement
• Image replaced by a new image that is similar but
  shifted slightly

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Computer Animation

• Tricks the eye and brain into thinking they are
  seeing smoothly moving objects
• 12 frames per second
• Eye and brain work together store what you look
  at for a fraction of a second

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Sophisticated Graphics

• Vector graphics
• Use of points, lines, polygons to represent
  images
• Wire frame image
• Transform slide, rotate, reflect, dilate

http//www.pixar.com/shorts/ftb/theater/index.html
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Now its your turn!

• Using the knowledge you have of translations, you
  are going to make an animation
• Flipbook
• Follow the first 5 directions
• Make your own 5 drawings with directions