Spaceship Design Challenges and Goals

Spaceship Design Challenges and Goals

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers, Design, Arts

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video documents the process of creating a spaceship design in Blender over three timeframes: one hour, ten hours, and one hundred hours. The creator starts with a simple design, gradually increasing complexity and detail. The project is sponsored by Nvidia, and the creator uses a powerful laptop to model, animate, and render the designs. The video highlights the challenges and learning experiences throughout the process, including the use of 3D tracking and the importance of scale in design. The creator concludes with reflections on the project and the performance of the Nvidia laptop.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the creator's initial plan for designing the spaceship?

To create a spaceship in one continuous session

To design a spaceship in three stages: one hour, ten hours, and a hundred hours

To focus solely on the animation of the spaceship

To build a spaceship using only traditional methods

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the one-hour design phase, what aspect did the creator struggle with?

Managing time effectively, especially with the leg design

Choosing the right color scheme

Deciding on the spaceship's size

Finding the right software for modeling

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the ten-hour design phase, what new feature did the creator experiment with?

Adding a glass cockpit

Incorporating landing gear and futuristic shapes

Using a new rendering engine

Designing a new type of thruster

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the creator's main goal for the hundred-hour spaceship design?

To design a spaceship that feels large and realistic

To create a small, agile spaceship

To make a spaceship with minimal thrusters

To focus on interior design

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the creator test the scale of the spaceship?

Using a virtual reality simulation

By measuring it against a building

Using drone footage and 3D tracking

By comparing it to a real-life ship