Animal Drumming

by Kyle Hodgkinson

Description

For my 471 final project, I collaborated with Art student, Bryan Bell, to model Animal playing the drums. This project is completed in C++, GLUT, and OpenGL. Bryan Bell created the 23 individual model pieces of Animal's body, and I hierarchically modelled them together. I also created and modelled the drumset he is playing. Pressing different keys on the keyboard corresponds to Animal hitting different drums.

Features

• BASS Audio Sound library integration with GLUT keyboard calls
• Realistic and accurate drumming positions of arms. (I am my source here since I play drums)
• Animal can hit any drum from any arm configuration
• Arm calculations and angles are robust and will not break, not matter how fast and wild you try to play
• Animal does hit every drum (visually - i.e. he does not miss)
• Complete drumset created with geometry primitives (including moving bass pedal)
• Ability to play an MP3 to drum along with (pressing 1)
• Set the materials for individual pieces of model
• Textured floor and building

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Video

Sources

• Bryan Bell for models.
• Grant Plaster for help with Object File Parser.
• Mark Henry for reference to sound