CQUniversity Unit Profile

DGTL12011 - 3D Character Design

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General Information

Overview

This unit of study will advance your understanding of three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics, particularly in the area of 3D character design. You will learn how to use a variety of tools and techniques to create a 3D character for use in real-time rendering platforms. You will develop the necessary skills to produce 3D characters for animation, visual effects and games using industry-standard software.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 2

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 8

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: MMST12019 3D Computer Graphics Antirequisite: Students who have completed DGTL13004 Advanced 3D Animation and Character Development may not enrol in this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2020

Brisbane

Cairns

Mackay

Noosa

Online

Rockhampton

Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Regional Campuses

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville

Metropolitan Campuses

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Practical Assessment

Weighting: 40%

2. Practical Assessment

Weighting: 60%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

CQUniversity Policies

All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

You may wish to view these policies:

Grades and Results Policy
Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
Review of Grade Procedure
Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure

Feedback

Students found the unit lecturers are very helpful and insightful to work with.

Recommendation

Glad to hear that and will keep up the good approach.

Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

Apply the principles of design to 3D character creation
Apply an understanding of human anatomy to 3D character creation
Produce a 3D character model suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software
Produce character texture maps suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software
Produce complex materials suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software.

Not applicable

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

N/A Level

Introductory Level

Intermediate Level

Graduate Level

Professional Level

Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks	Learning Outcomes
	1	2	3	4	5
1 - Practical Assessment - 40%
2 - Practical Assessment - 60%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes	Learning Outcomes
	1	2	3	4	5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - First Nations Knowledges
11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks	Graduate Attributes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1 - Practical Assessment - 40%
2 - Practical Assessment - 60%

Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:

CQUniversity Student Email
Internet
Unit Website (Moodle)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (free browser plug-in)
Adobe Photoshop CC
Google Chrome
Graphics Tablet (Recommended)
Microsoft Word
Maya 2019 above

Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts

Tutorial: Modelling full body, hand, foot, hair

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week

Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6

Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Lecture: Modelling - Workflows, Terminology, Tools and Techniques (Part 4)

Chapter

Tutorial: How to create clothes and using sculpting tools

Events and Submissions/Topic

Events and Submissions/Topic

Textured 3D Character and Self Assessment Due: Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020) 11:00 pm AEST

Review/Exam Week

Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week

Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Term Specific Information

None

Assessment Tasks

1 Practical Assessment

Assessment Title

3D Character Model and Self Assessment

Task Description

This assessment requires you to create a 3D character model, and complete a written review of your work. The 3D character model and the document must adhere to the technical specifications and submission requirements specified in the assessment criteria.

Assessment Due Date

Week 6 Friday (28 Aug 2020) 11:00 pm AEST

Please refer to the unit website (Moodle) for a detailed assessment description and criteria.

Return Date to Students

Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020)

Weighting

40%

Assessment Criteria

Adherence to technical specifications and submission requirements
Application of principles of design
Application of an understanding of human anatomy
Suitability of topology for deformations
Suitability of model for real-time rendering
Effort and engagement
Creativity and innovation
Communication (written) self-reflection and self-evaluation on the development process.

Referencing Style

Harvard (author-date)

Submission

Online

Submission Instructions

You must upload your 3D Character Model (Maya file) together with a document of your Self Assessment, directly to the unit website (Moodle).

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Apply the principles of design to 3D character creation
Apply an understanding of human anatomy to 3D character creation
Produce a 3D character model suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software

Graduate Attributes

Communication
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Information Technology Competence
Cross Cultural Competence
Ethical practice

2 Practical Assessment

Assessment Title

Textured 3D Character and Self Assessment

Task Description

This assessment requires you to publish a textured and posed 3D character to a real-time rendering platform, and complete a written review of your work. The 3D character and the document must adhere to the technical specifications and submission requirements specified in the assessment criteria.

Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020) 11:00 pm AEST

Please refer to the unit website (Moodle) for a detailed assessment description and criteria.

Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)

Weighting

60%

Assessment Criteria

Adherence to technical specifications and submission requirements
Application of principles of design
Suitability of textures for realtime rendering
Suitability of materials for real-time rendering
Suitability of pose and idle animation
Effort and engagement
Creativity and innovation
Communication (written) self-reflection and self-evaluation on the development process.

Referencing Style

Harvard (author-date)

Submission

Online

Submission Instructions

You must submit a URL for your published Textured 3D Character Model, and upload a document for your Self Assessment, directly to the unit website (Moodle).

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Apply the principles of design to 3D character creation
Apply an understanding of human anatomy to 3D character creation
Produce a 3D character model suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software
Produce character texture maps suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software
Produce complex materials suitable for real-time rendering using industry-standard software.

Graduate Attributes

Communication
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Information Technology Competence
Cross Cultural Competence
Ethical practice

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.