Course objectives:
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The student will learn to understand the basic principles of motion capture technology (Motion Capture), to understand the individual steps in the process from system preparation to the export of motion data. They try out the individual steps of the process in practice.
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Requirements on student
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active presence at seminars
project in teams of max 2, project defense,
oral exam
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Content
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- introduction to mocap
- description of mocap technology, basic types of tasks
- a practical introduction to the VICON system
- connection of cameras, calibration of 3D scene
- recording human body movement in 3D - speaker calibration
- human body motion recording in 3D - recording
- rigid body motion recording
- practical tasks I
- practical exercises II
- consultation
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Practical training (number of hours)
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52
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Total
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52
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe the basic principles of computer animation |
to describe the basic principles of data representation in a computer (3D animation data, 3D animation model) |
working with computers and computer graphics |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to orientate in the field of animation and animation SW |
to work with 3D animation software (for example, Maya, Blender, etc.) |
create a simple 3D model animation |
to work with motion capture data (import/export/visualization) |
to analyze scene and motion in terms of Motion Capture recording |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to describe the principle of motion recording in 3D space |
independently organize motion recording (preparation phase, recording phase, and data processing phase) |
to understand the recorded data and use it for other purposes (3D animation, etc.) |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to analyze scene and motion in terms of Motion Capture recording |
experience with professional software for motion processing and post-processing of data acquired by Motion Capture technology
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to record motion capture data for custom 3D animation |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Practical exam |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Practicum |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture |
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