Week 11 E-learning Lab 1

After going through Lesson 1 on Animation tutorial from Autodesk, here are some of the images I have captured, while in the process of completing lab 1.

I positioned the ball at another area while setting the key frame at the Timeline

I took view the graph editor to edit the key frames further.

This is where I changed the timing from 72 frames to 48

This is where I edited the acceleration the movement and speed of the ball

After fine tuning,

After deleting static channels

Finally, here is the final video for exercise 1

And this is the video for exercise 2!

3D Mindset & Learning

• Does multi-tasking give you a real or false sense of having accomplished something?

It depends. Most students would say that they concentrate better with music. When I was in secondary school, a guest came to school to discuss the techniques students use to improve their learning skills. He (the guest) explained that listening to classical music or instrumental music, has been effective in the learning and concentration process. However student who listen to music which included singing is ultimately a distraction, despite the student trying their very best to concentrate.

For me, I tend to be able to concentrate better at night while listening to music when I study.. That is, if I had enough sleep in the afternoon to overcome sleepiness. I do admit that I feel accomplished multitasking however, this is a form of denial for most student. We are not unleashing the best we can perform academically and there is no one to blame but ones level of discipline and priorities.

• Is learning 3D and design different from learning programming, or is all learning the same?Why?

It is not the same. Both subjects require different skills in terms of being 'hands-on', I'll classify IN3D under that while programming under 'academic/high memory skills'. As for me I have to concentrate, remember and apply to learn and therefore I think that most subjects has its similarities and differences.

It varies because we have to take into consideration of the student's weaknesses and advantages. Different students have different interests.

· The article states that “Learning is actually a very complex operation for an individual”. Do you agree with this? Do you feel that you approach your learning in the best way – if yes, how, and if no, how can you change your work style?

Yes, I do agree that it is complex. There is a saying that 'if you don't try, you will never know'. Without trying how could I know weather I am good at a subject? I try to create a timetable for myself but it never comes through. In the end, I end up procrastinating. My work style will still remain the same because I do not know how else to make it better other than not listening to music or having distractions. I suppose that I have to sacrifice time and practice to improve my working style.

· What are your thoughts about the last paragraph in the extract?

It is absolutely true. People are attracted in doing easy things because it is easily accomplished.

· Should your lecturers also focus on your work attitude, or just leave you to sink or swim on your own? Why?

Just like students, lecturers have their own style of teaching and whether they actually have interest in the upbringing and helping in improving their students grades are up to them. A teacher once told me, "You can't save all of them". He is right. It is up to the student as well. I suppose many lecturers have tried their very best in helping their student. However patience can be hard.

In Poly, students are trained to work on their own. To learn how to be independent, this will eventually be applied to their careers. But it's nice to know that a lecturer cares once in a while. In the end, humans are designed to work better with a little bit of affection.

Project 1

1. Story

Rat was trapped in an awful cage for a week ever since he came wondering around a strangers house. His rat instincts told him that lots of food was stored in the house. Till a boy caught Rat and caged him.

The boy shoved Rat in the corner of his room and began building some sort of contraption. After a week Rat knew what it was. It was a Mousetrap Car. One of the cheapest thrills children find in abusing Rat. Rat was mortified.

In the racetrack Rat was spinning round and round. Rat saw the boy recording a video with his Nokia phone. Rat was caught in the midst of nauseousness and fury. He waiting patiently till the boy got bored. When the mousetrap car finally stopped and Rat was released, Rat sunk his sharp teeth, deep into the boys flesh and flee as fast as his little legs could carry him.

2. Shape

The Nokia phone which I am about to create using maya has many cubes and rectangular shapes. The buttons, screen and shape of the the phone is rectangular. Layering has to be done for the screen and camera. Smoothing will be applied to the cover of the phone since its edges are rounded.

I chose the Nokia phone because of the simplicity of the model. I was afraid of choosing a complex model because my skills in 3d modelling is not very good. Therefore I decided to create something safe and which I could finish in time.

3. Design

Wireframe:

Plan Diagrams:

4. Research

An example of a mobile phone model.

A wireframe of the backend of a mobile phone.

5. Self-Critique

Original Nokia Phone:

My model on the Nokia phone:

My model was unfortunately not the exact replica of my phone. I have done layers for the screen and camera however, I was having difficulties creating exact layers for its camera. It was a challenge to create a depth for the camera without interference with the layers for the screen. I did not want to lengthen the width of the phone since it'll be too thick.