Projects - Completed or Underway

The Pentagon Simulation Project involved a simulation of the damage received by the Pentagon Building was created to obtain data of what happened during the impact and what the building was subjected to as a result of the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001 . Principles investigators included SCoTt Meador (CGT), Voicu Popescu, Chris Hoffmann (CS), Sami Kilic, Mete Sozen, and Amit Chourasia (graduate student). The project was sponsored by FEA, SIGGRAPH, and IEEE VIZ and included a video submission to SIGGRAPH ET/CAF.

The Distance Learning Project completed by Carlos Morales, SCoTt Meador, and Ron Glotzbach centered on the implementation of Prof. Morales' new distance learning content creation and delivery environment. The project also included the design of virtual sets, and managing content creation for 1.5 courses, and was sponsored by MIDC ( Multimedia Instructional Development Center ) and SOT Dean Michael O'Hair.

The Center for Digital Publishing Project is funded by an e-Enterprise grant and received by Susan Miller . This grant is an interdisciplinary project between the Department of Computer Graphics Technology and the English Department. It focuses on the development of e-Journals, e-Books, Digital Archiving, and Educational Modules.

The Sign Language Mathematics by 3D Computer Animation Project is lead by Nicoletta Adamo-Villani  and is intended to develop a highly interactive learning tool to improve the mathematical abilities of deaf children. The program uses three dimensional animated signers to teach students and parents sign language for K-8 mathematical concepts through a variety of interactive activities. Our product can also be used for close captioning in interactive media and internet, and for teacher adjuvant in grades K-8.

To achieve high visual quality and realism of motion we are using cutting edge 3D Interactive Animation technology. The platform for the project is based on Maya 5.0 (Alias/Wavefront), Filmbox and Motion Builder (Kaydara) coupled with Macromedia Director MX & Shockwave3D for internet delivery. All the signs for mathematics terminology have been performed by a non-hearing signer and captured with highly accurate motion capture equipment. A demo of the product is available for download at http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/I3/

The Fugue Project was developed by SCoTt Meador , Purdue Convocations, the Envision Center , faculty members from Purdue Theatre, and three CGT graduate students recently collaborated with Misha Films out of New York City to develop and produce animated imagery to support the New Century Saxophone Quartet's premiere of J.S. Bach's The Art of the Fugue.  The Quartet performed with the imagery in St. Louis on Jan. 26 and on the 29th at Purdue.

The Dance Project is being lead by SCoTt Meador  and CGT graduate students Eric Kurt, Kevin O'Neal, and T.J. Rogers in collaboration with Rick Thomas in the Division of Theatre, and Carol Cunningham in the Division of Dance once again to produce a live motion capture dance performance.  This year's production will feature audio being triggered by the motion of the dancer as well as real-time scenery around the real and virtual dancers.  The work done in the spring of 2003 was presented at the 2003 SIGGRAPH conference.