Computer Animation – Project Gallery

Isaac Harfst • Fall 2025

Project 1 – Solar System Animation

A tutorial-based animation extended with textures, skymap, lighting, orbits, and cinematic camera shots.

Project 2 – Treasure Chest

Polygonal modeling of a real, iron-bound dome-top chest; shading, wireframes, smooth renders, and turntables, plus an opening reveal with treasure.

Project 3 – Bouncy Ball Animation

An original animation demonstrating the principles of squash and stretch, anticipation, and arcs/follow-through as a ball bounces through a city environment and lands in a basketball hoop.

Project 4 – Rube Goldberg Machine

A chain-reaction animation using six objects — a skateboard, ball, dominoes, fan, chair, and ruler — to create a continuous motion sequence leading to a final result.

Project 5 – Python Domino Reveal

A Maya Python script that generates over 200 dynamic dominoes, revealing an image and animating a full simulation.

Final Project – Asteroid Chase

A Star Wars-inspired chase sequence featuring the Millennium Falcon flying through an asteroid field while pursued by TIE fighters, focused on lighting, physics, and animation.