First reaction to the brief

This is a blog is for the Virtual Environments module, the module is divided into two tasks that will involve using 3DS Max. This is the second 3D module on the course, the other one being 3D Modelling and Animation (http://abonnington-3d.blogspot.com/). Having used 3DS Max for this earlier module it should be easier to understand as I already know the basis.

Task 1 - Model your own head
The first part of the assignment is to model my head using spline modelling. This will be carried out in the first 5 weeks using a series of video tutorials. This will be 40% of the mark.

I think that this will be interesting as I will be able to learn some organic modelling techniques. The video tutorials should make it quite easy to follow the processes and produce something that looks good. Although I have only looked at the first few videos there are quite a few of them so it looks like there will be lots of steps involved.

Task 2 - Finchingfield Guildhall group project
The second part of the module will take part in the remaing 7 weeks and will involve working in a small group. The task is to visualise the development of grade 1 listed Guildhall in Finchingfield. This will be an animation to show how the Guildhall would have been used or to show how the new building work being carried out will look when finished. There will be a visit to the find more about the project the following week. This will be 60 % of the mark.

This part of the module also seems interesting and I am looking forward to finding out more about this part with the visit. Working in a group will allow differenet parts to be shared out and hopefully allow for a better overall animation to be produced than could be created individually as each person can work on individual parts so more can be created in the set time.