Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Explain the key concepts in computer graphics, including animation, relevant to creating natural sciences visualization products, in technical summaries in hands-on project work.
2. Identify the key concepts and methods in human-centred research relevant to effective communication using visualizations and educational games with reference to literature and best practices.
3. Identify the key concepts in computer game design relevant to interactive visualization using next generation tools, including those that incorporate augmented and virtual reality, and apply these to hands-on projects and in supporting reports.
4. Identify and evaluate the state of practice in the application of 3d modeling and animation techiques in the geosciences, including those used in the mining, petroleum, environmental, and climate change sectors. Explain how new methods might be applied to increase decision support effectiveness.
5. Interact in seminars based on key literature papers; make connections between ideas in cognitive science, computer graphics, game design, and the geosciences.
6. Apply new techniques and methods to practical problems with a high component of novel and exploratory design, using GIS, animation, terrain rendering, game design, mine modeling, and scientific visualization tools.