Computer Graphics

 

Introduction

3D graphics is the subject concerned with how images can be generated from abstract descriptions of objects. Representations of three-dimensional geometry should be projected to a two-dimensional plane and by simulating the interaction between light and matter the object surfaces can be realistically shaded. With moving images it is also necessary to control how objects move and change appearance over time. And when building interactive virtual worlds, objects must also be able to respond to external events.

Course forum

An online discussion forum is available for this course. Notifications from teachers and news in general regarding the course will be posted there so make sure you check it regularly. It is a great way to pose assignment and implementation-related questions.

The 2010 edition of the forum is available here. It can be used as a FAQ. You can also look at the last year final assignment results for inspiration.

Compulsory course material

• Edward Angel, Interactive Computer Graphics. A Top-Down Approach with OpenGL. Addison-Wesley, third, fourth or fifth edition.

Misc links

• OpenGL site, http://www.opengl.org
• C++ tutorial, http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
• Graphics Group @ LTH, http://graphics.cs.lth.se/

News and notifications

The exams will be showed on Monday 31/10, 15:15 in LUCAS-rummet (E:4130).

The seminar time will not be changed. It remains Fridays 10-12.

We will go through the seminar slides at the beginning of the Thursday 15-17 lab session for those that are interested. It will be in the lab room, so only those that have problem attending the Friday seminar should show up in the beginning. It will be fast paced, so look at the slides before attending. This week (since there is no lab) we meet in E:4130 at 16:15.

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