Description

In this exercise, students will creatively interpret the game, Tetris created in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, into a 10 seconds or longer animation.

Instructions

  1. Watch the animation tutorials.
  2. Create an animated scene inspired by Tetris. It must include the following:
    • At least 8 moving pieces
    • Camera movement
    • Easing applied to keyframes of moving objects (non-linear tangents in graph editor)
    • Camera shake
    • At least 10 seconds of animation at 24 frames per second (240 frames)
  3. To create a “playblast” animation, you can capture the animation directly from the viewport. To create a video of the viewport’s animation, save the .blend file and set the render settings output folder to the project folder. Under File Format, choose FFMpeg Video, change the encoding format to MPEG-4.
  4. Choose View ⟶ Viewport Render Animation to create the animation file. Check that the animation file was created.
  5. Compress the project folder once you’ve completed the tutorial and rename it LASTNAME-tetris.zip.
  6. Upload the .zip file to the assignment dropbox.
  7. Double check that you’ve included all files and that your .zip file can be downloaded and opened.
Learning Objectives

  1. Practice applying the 12 principles of animation
  2. Practice keyframe animation of translation, rotation, and scale properties.
  3. Practice applying camera effects.

Inspiration

The Story of Tetris

2010 Classic Tetris World Championship-Final Round

The Classic Tetris World Championships Explained

Blender Tutorials

To get a deeper understanding of how Blender's animation system works, have a look these tutorials.

    12 Principles of Animation

    Blender Foundation 2.8 Videos (28-41)

    Adding Camera Shake

    Realistic Camera Shake in Blender - CGC Weekly #2

    Parenting in Blender

    Adding a tracking constraint

    Blender Tutorial - Tetris With Soft Body - Animation & Physics Tips

    Rubric

    Criteria Description Assessment Weight
    Attention to Detail This criteria looks at if the assignment was submitted on time, if each step was completed to a high degree of accuracy, and if file naming conventions were followed. 5 pts
    Learning by doing (Completed all steps) This criteria assess whether you completed the assignment's given set of instructions. This indirectly infers how well you acquired foundational skills and theory. 5 pts