NEIT2008-5E

Animation - Al Doyle

Goanimation.com web based simple animation tool based on templates

Talked and showed examples of tessellations [|Totally Tessellated]

Discussed Google Sketchup. Showed student projects using google sketchup Showed quick tutorial of sketchup. Start with top view. Right your name using the pen tool. use push pool to stretch and turn into 3d. Al has 2nd grades who where studying map create the school building. Drew building where they live. Built Brooklyn Bridge. Sketchup is being used by professional architects. It is cross platform.

Pencil: 5MB free download. Have kids demonstrate a scientific process using animation. Simple machines. DNA replication. Flash, claymation 2.0. istop motion (used by 4th and 5th grade students to animate) Al created a volcano animation. Often bad animation is the best animation. Charlie brown is more engaging than disney animation.