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Assignment 2: Visualizing An Idea using Photoshop CS4 (40%) (due March 16, 2010) This assignment will be completed in groups of 2-3. These groups must consist of people in the same lab. In Assignment 1, you were asked to create a narrative having in mind industries and product development. Having identified a problem and offering a product from Assignment 1, come together as group and decide to choose one product among yourselves, if not combining your ideas or simply choosing one idea and gathering attributes from others. In the labs, topics in 3D modeling capabilities for Adobe Photoshop CS4 will be covered. Using the lessons from lab, you will be able to know the most basic tools for the creation of 3D objects, as well, as simple animations. 3D modeling and rendering has been a very expensive business to get into, because of the expense given to mainstream 3D software packages like Maya3D of 3D Max. Adobe Master Suite CS4, brought the idea of combining simple 3D capabilities with its launch of Adobe Master Suite CS4 in 2008. In groups you will first create a proposal outlining the industry you chose, your group members’ strengths, the need you identified and how your product/idea is addressing the need. Following your proposal, as a group you will use Adobe Photoshop CS4 and the concepts taught in labs in order to create a 3D visualization of the product or need you have chosen. Deliverables for Assignment #2: 1. Proposal (5% of grade for this assignment, due Feb 23. 2010). This will be a concise, research proposal indicating: a) the exact nature of the question or hypothesis that the team intends to examine, b) a list of the theoretical concepts that the team expects to be most significant for their analysis, c) a breakdown of roles and assignments for each team member, and d) a short description of the expected final deliverables. This proposal will be submitted in hard copy and digitally in the form of a wikispace entry in the team’s wiki. 2. 3D Rendered Animation (25% of grade, due in March 23, 2010). This is the core of your project. Here you will use Photoshop CS4 to illustrate your idea, in the form of a 3D rendered product you created, and represent it in an environment that best demonstrates its use. You will submit through the Elara server, as a single PSD file in the following naming convention: group#_groupname_A2.psd. 3. Project Presentation (10% of grade for this assignment, due in Weeks 11-12). Groups will present their research findings in lab. They will begin by outlining their research objectives and presenting visual data in support of their findings. Create a PowerPoint presentation or any other means to efficiently represent your research and idea. You will be required to present the demonstration of the 3D model and animation you created. A portion of your grade (5%) will be peer-evaluated, forms will be distributed in the day of the presentation.