Development of Teaching Materials using 3D Computer Graphics Animation in National Language Classes

Ryota Tachizawa, Keita Horikoshi, Kotaro Matsushita, Kenneth J. Mackin, Hideo Suzuki, Eiji Nunohiro Tokyo University of Information Sciences, 4-1 Onaridai, Wakaba-ku, Chiba 265-8501, Japan

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Story

(1)Scene 1 Once upon a time, there lived a kitten and its mother. One day, the kitten is told to stay home alone while the mother is away. Can the kitten stay home safely on its own ?

(2) Scene 2 After a while, a mail carrier came. But the kitten did not open the door.

(3) Scene 3 The kitten is staying home alone. Next, the kitten’s uncle came to the door.

(4) Scene 4 The kitten knows the uncle well. But the kitten made a promise with its mother and cannot decide whether to open the door.

(5) Scene 5 The kitten did not open the door. After a while, the mother came home, and let the uncle in the house. The kitten’s mother and uncle both praised the kitten for keeping the mother’s promise well.

(6) Scene 6 So the kitten was able to safely stay home alone.

3-dimentional CG animation teaching materials

(a) Scene1 (b) Scene2 (c) Scene3

CG animation

(d) Scene4 (a) Scene1 (b) Scene2 (c) Scene3 (d) Scene4 (e) Scene5 (f) Scene6 (e) Scene5 (f) Scene6