Get acquainted with the RenderMan interface by creating a simple animation using any motion algorithm.

Implement a basic key-framing motion control system. Interpolate between positions using either Catmull-Rom splines or B-splines, and interpolate between orientations using either Euler angles or quaternions.

Generate the motion of an articulated figure representated hierarchically.

Generate the motion of rigid bodies using physical principles.

Implement a system to generate flocking motion such as that described by Craig Reynolds in his 1987 paper.

Choose your own project and implement it. I created a battle between two mechs, including concepts of keyframing, articulated figure motion, and particle systems.