Computer Science 112
The Art & Science of Computer Graphics

Spring 2016, The College of Saint Rose

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For this week's Studio/Lab exercise, you will be experimenting with new image and camera properties.

Please develop a new model that you will shoot using (at least) two camera settings. Try to generate an element of surprise when the viewer looks at your sequence of images. For example, you can choose a camera view that hides some of the complexity of your scene in the first image, which is then revealed in subsequent images. You might generate different views by changing the position, the center of interest, and angle. You should not change the scene between camera shots - only the camera settings.

Requirements and Guidelines

• Your model may use components from previous models, but the majority should be new.
• You need not worry about making an especially complex model or about using realistic materials.
• You are encouraged to experiment with some of the new Ambrosia tools we've discussed, such as Spotlight illumination and surface images, but you are not required to use them in your model.
• Render your images with full antialiasing (send the message image.antiAlias(1) and generate images that are larger than the default size.
• There is extra emphasis in this week's grading breakdown on code organization and style. Use named components and constants. Format your code nicely. Use meaningful names.

Submission

1. Email a copy of the source code for your Ambrosia model (the Python file(s), which should always be saved with a .py extension) and your best image (which should always be saved in PNG format and using a .png extension) as attachments to terescoj AT strose.edu. Please include a meaningful subject line (something like "CSC 112 Studio/Lab 7 Submission"). Make sure your name is included in a comment in your model code, and that you have comments throughout the source code to make it easier to understand.
2. Rename your best image to include your name, then upload it to the wiki. For example, if you generate an image of two views of a dollhouse and your name is Carl Fredricksen, you might call your image "CarlFDollHouse.png".
3. Add a section to your wiki page named "Surprise!" that includes a link to your image and a description of your model that generated the image.

Grading

This assignment is worth 30 points, which are distributed as follows: