TEADS | The 3-D Modeling and Animation Project

The Fifth Grade 3-D Modeling and Animation Project

Here at Emanuel Academy, we have created a computer curriculum which challenges the students creatively and intellectually. In the fifth grade, students are introduced to the world of 3-d modeling and animation by way of Anim8or and Terragen. Both programs challenge the student to learn object manipulation in a 3 dimensional world while working within the bounds of a 2 dimensional environment, namely the flat screen.

"Three Eggs in a Bowl"

Project #1 (click here to open or close)

Software:
Anim8or

Techniques used:
distort
lathe
basic texture surfacing
rotate
resize
move
primitives:
sphere

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"What's in a Name?"

Project #2 (click here to open or close)

Software:
Anim8or

Techniques used:
font extrude
extrude along a path
advanced texture surfacing:
diffuse
specular
emissive
transparency
rough
primitives:
n-polygons

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"My World"

Project #3 (click here to open or close)

Software:
Terragen I

Techniques used:
landscape generation
Water and subsurface variation
haze effects and light decay
realistic sunlight penetration
sun diameter and corona size
cloud density and persistence

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"Freestyle: Space Invaders"

Project #4 (click here to open or close)

Software:
Anim8or

Techniques used:
Scene creation mode:
Object/edit surface modify:
Point/line/face
Face extrusion/manipulation
Lighting effects:
Directional/local/spot
Shadow cast
Color cast
ray trace
Fog
Background

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