End of Code is the title of an animation by Professor James Duesing.  Professor Duesing is an art professor at CMU to whom I was directed towards at the beginning of the summer.  In a short summary of the animation’s storyline, two groups of genetically altered/humanoid-like creatures are racing to obtain control of the traffic lights in the city.   In order to do so, they must study the social and behavioral patterns of the city.  In the end, both groups break into the control system at the same time inciting a traffic jam.  This match was ideal for me since I am more drawn towards the artistic aspect of computer animation.  As a result, I was able to gain an understanding of the process of beginning to make an animated piece from preproduction to the start of execution.  In addition, it was the intention of Professor Duesing to use motion capture data for the entire piece.  I therefore held an important role as the unofficial mocap specialist and helped clean and process the initial test data that was used to determine the best approach to the project.  The group also consisted of three other students who were working on different parts of the project.  As they were far more experienced using Maya then I am they provided much support throughout my entire research process.  This was a very interesting project and I was able to learn numerous skills that I can now apply to my future work.  End of Code is still in the very beginnings of development and I will be interested to see how the final result turns out.