Computer Graphics Introduction

COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Winter 2008 Selected Comments from last years TCE

•  What did you like

Slides courtesy of –  I enjoyed applying the concepts learned in class through the programming
Kobus Barnard projects.
Chraig Gotsman
–  I enjoyed learning the theory behind creating graphics on the computer.
–  The professor did not talk about coding much
–  The projects were very interesting and seemed applicable
–  Great course!
–  Good projects. The were always challenging and always instructive,
without being unrealistically difficult.
–  Good projects. The were always challenging and always instructive,
without being unrealistically difficult.
–  Prof Efrat explains things in detail so that they become clear. I like the
way he discusses the Mathematics.
–  We had very interesting assignments and covered a wide variety of topics

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Comments from last year TCE Syllabus

•  Didn’t like / comments •  Introduction •  Shading
–  …also, the 3rd and 4th assignments were basically impossible –  OpenGL •  Shadows
without knowledge of OpenGL.
•  Geometry & Transformations •  Texture Mapping
–  Talk more about openGL
•  Scan Conversion •  Ray Tracing
–  Teach more about the actual graphics pipeline (e.g. how to
actually *use* OpenGL, how to actually *do* stuff with graphics), •  Clipping •  Antialiasing
not splines, BRDF, or unused/outdated graphics algorithms •  Polygon Fill •  GPU – fragments
–  more code examples, more demonstration, less abstraction, more •  Hidden Surface Removal programming /shaders
explanation of the platform and the techniques used with it. •  Global Illumination and
•  Geometric Data Structures
–  More emphasis should be given on graphics programming than Radiosity.
math. If we have a sufficient understanding of what should be •  Geometric Modeling
done, its better the projects let us work on –  Bsplines, Bezier Curves, linear •  (need to know how to solve
–  the actual intricacies of graphics programming, instead of
Bilinear patches linear system of equations)
–  surface of revolution
spending too much precious time on solving a math problem
(check the slides for “modeling” – if
–  Overall great class! you really dislike calculus, this
–  Nice guy, though. chapter might not appeal to
you)
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Computer Graphics 3D Graphics

Synthesis of static/dynamic 2D images from 3D geometry
using computers. •  Geometric model

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Generating 3D Geometry
3D Graphics

•  Rendering

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Generating 3D Geometry Generating 3D Geometry

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Rendering
Image Processing
•  Material Properties and
–  Fog
–  Texture
Computer Vision
–  Reflectivity
–  Refraction
•  Image enhancement
•  Feature extraction
•  Pattern recognition
•  3D model extraction

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original sharpened
Applications

•  Geometric Modeling
•  Mechanical Design

edge map

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Applications Applications
•  Special Effects
•  Medical

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Applications Applications

•  Computer Games •  Images

–  Design
–  Advertising
–  Art

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Applications Literature
•  Movies

•  Computer Graphics - Principles and Practice (Second Edition).

J.D.Foley, A.Van-Dam, S.K.Feiner and J.F.Hughes, Addison-Wesley, 1990.

•  Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques

A.Watt and M.Watt, Addison-Wesley, 1992.

•  OpenGL Programming Guide

J. Neider, T. Davis and W. Mason, Addison-Wesley, 1994.

Toy story

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Shadows
Hidden Surface Removal

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Texture Mapping Geometric Modeling

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Transparency Environment Mapping

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A Lot of Stuff More Stuff

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More Stuff

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Selected Comments from last years TCE

(Anti-)Aliasing
•  What did you like
–  I enjoyed applying the concepts learned in class through the programming
projects.
–  I enjoyed learning the theory behind creating graphics on the computer.
–  The professor did not talk about coding much
–  The projects were very interesting and seemed applicable
–  Great course!
–  Good projects. The were always challenging and always instructive,
without being unrealistically difficult.
–  Good projects. The were always challenging and always instructive,
without being unrealistically difficult.
–  Prof Efrat explains things in detail so that they become clear. I like the
way he discusses the Mathematics.
–  We had very interesting assignments and covered a wide variety of topics

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Comments from last year TCE

•  Didn’t like / comments

–  …also, the 3rd and 4th assignments were basically impossible
without knowledge of OpenGL.
–  Talk more about openGL
–  Teach more about the actual graphics pipeline (e.g. how to
actually *use* OpenGL, how to actually *do* stuff with graphics),
not splines, BRDF, or unused/outdated graphics algorithms
–  more code examples, more demonstration, less abstraction, more
explanation of the platform and the techniques used with it.
–  More emphasis should be given on graphics programming than
math. If we have a sufficient understanding of what should be
done, its better the projects let us work on
–  the actual intricacies of graphics programming, instead of
spending too much precious time on solving a math problem
–  Overall great class!
–  Nice guy, though.
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