Housekeeping

• Quiz #3 is online for the week
• Project #3 is due on Friday
• November 28, 2016 @ 11:59pm
• Week 11 is a work period
• FCS survey available on D2L

Week 10 Outline

• Isometric Design
• Impossible Objects
• Pixel Art
• Influencers & Precursors
• 3D Graphics & Machinima
• Digital Maturity
• Professional Web Skills
• Career Choices

Isometric

A method for visually representing 3D objects in 2D in technical and engineering drawings.

• Iso: Greek, equal measure
• The angles on X/Y/Z axes are 120º
• Free of optical distortion
• Technique  for design since 1920s
  • Used by artists, architects, engineers

Isometric Limitations

• Objects do not appear larger of smaller
  • Loss of realistic perspective
• Difficult to gauge depth
• Penrose stairs
  • ​Impossible object created by Lionel Penrose
  • Infinitely ascending/descending

Isometrics in Games

• Before 3D graphics supported
• Variations of 2D and tile-based graphics
  • 3/4 perspective
  • 2.5D
  • pseudo-3D
• Less intensive method for rendering 3D