Deborah R. Fowler | Rules(Mocap)

Deborah R. Fowler

General Information and Submission Guidelines

Updated on Sept 14 2014

Academic Integrity

Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to SCAD academic policy. Students are allowed to discuss exercises and/or projects with each other or help each other find errors in their code. However, you are not to do anyone else's work for them. Every assignment in this course is to be done as an individual except for the last project which might involve groups. You must turn in your own work for all exercises, projects and in the case of groups - be very clear in crediting the work! In particular you may:

not copy another person's work in part or whole and submit it as your own work, this includes online tutorials;
not allow someone else to copy your work and submit it as their own;
not allow someone else to do all or part of the work for you;
not submit the work of a group as your own;
not share any of your work (assignments, code, etc.) with any other student, including through posting it on the Internet or sending it in email

Acts of cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated in this course.

Dropbox

The drop box is not for personal storage and is not to be used as a working directory. Only copies of the files that you hand in for exercises and projects should go into the dropbox. Please follow proper naming conventions as specified in the submission guidelines. Warning: Files and directories in the drop box which have not specifically been requested may be deleted without notice.

The Materials folder will be used to share class materials as well as other students work this quarter. So if you have something cool that would benefit others understanding of Houdini, let me know, drop it in your dropbox and I'll copy it to the Materials folder.

Submission Guidelines

Exercise submissions: Create a directory in the dropbox, Quarter_Class_EN_LastnameFirstname_Title/ (for example F14_V753_E1_FowlerDeborah_Dance), containing:

.hip or .mb file when applicable, Quarter_Class_EN_LastnameFirstname_Title.hip
.tga file Please include a beauty shot, and label it Quarter_Class_EN_LastnameFirstname_Title.png. (NO tif images please, tga is acceptable).
.mov file Quarter_Class_EN_LastnameFirstname_Title.mov containing the animation, using high-quality H.264 compression, 1280x720 pixels (if not during high renderfarm use) (720x480 if you are rendering during the last two weeks of quarter). Typically, a minimum of 10 seconds of animation is required. Additional animation is allowed at your discretion but keep in mind the added render time. Include an opening title slate showing your name and “ClassNumber / Quarter Year /Exercise N”.
.pdf file. This is a breakdown of your project as you would describe it to a fellow student.

Project submissions: Similar to the exercise submissions, using directory Quarter_Class_P_LastnameFirstname_Title/

For Massive Exercises, I would strongly encourage you to organize your project with subdirectories cdl/ mas/ obj/
Your working directory will include a Sim/ Rib/ but only the movie file should be submitted for grading. Be sure to test your files you are submitting.

Grading

Please follow the naming conventions as specified. It is your duty to check to ensure it is there and properly labeled. Failure to comply will affect your grade on the assignment and participation grade.

Late Policy

Students will be expected to hand in exercises and projects on time (start of class). I have little tolerance for late assignments - it is not fair to the students who worked hard to get their work in on time.
Any late assignments accepted in extenuating circumstances may incur a late penalty anywhere up to 50 percent if accepted at all.

Projects and Exercises have strict deadlines. Due means due at the start of class!

Reviews and Dailies

As with any studio, you will be expected to present your work in progress during dailies (when time permits). Projects will requires a presentation. The purpose of critiquing is to give you feedback on your work so that your work can be improved. For this reason, on projects you will be given the opportunity of submitting an improved version the next class period.
I reserve the right to have your final grade be the average of the grade given at the DUE date and the grade given for the improved version. This is not an opportunity for an extension but an opportunity to improve your work.

Note that you are always welcome to seek input on your progress at any stage in a project or exercise.

The policy gives you an opportunity to integrate changes based on constructive critiques in class. This is an extremely important step in studio production and you must have your work ready to present on the due date AND in dailies.

Participation

The grading breakdown is detailed on the syllabus. Note that part of your grade is for participation. This includes being prepared for dailies, handing things in on time, being part of classroom discussions, communicating, working on in-class exercises, asking questions when appropriate, showing respect for others in the class and participating in critiques when required - executive summary - acting professionally.

For all student presentations, please refrain from working during presentations, be courteous and pay attention. This is expected and counts toward your participation grade.

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