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Introduction To Computer Graphics Graphics: 0. Overview

This document provides an introduction and overview of a course on computer graphics. The course will be taught by Assistant Professor I-Chen Lin and cover topics such as graphics primitives, geometric transformations, viewing in 3D, illumination, and texture mapping. Students will complete two programming homework assignments and a term project. The course aims to provide students with fundamentals of computer graphics techniques and programming skills for 3D graphics pipelines.

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Introduction To Computer Graphics Graphics: 0. Overview

This document provides an introduction and overview of a course on computer graphics. The course will be taught by Assistant Professor I-Chen Lin and cover topics such as graphics primitives, geometric transformations, viewing in 3D, illumination, and texture mapping. Students will complete two programming homework assignments and a term project. The course aims to provide students with fundamentals of computer graphics techniques and programming skills for 3D graphics pipelines.

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Introduction to Computer

Graphics

0. Overview

National Chiao Tung Univ, Taiwan


By:
y I-Chen Lin, Assistant Professor
About the course
„ Course title: Introduction to Computer Graphics
„ Lectures:
„ ED102,
ED102 10:10~12:00(Mon
10:10 12:00(Mon.)) & 15:40~16:30
15:40 16:30 (Thurs.)
(Thurs )

„ Pre-requisites:
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„ Computer programming skills in C/C++.
„ Basic concepts of data structures.

„ Teacher:
„ I-Chen
I Chen Lin (林奕成),
(林奕成) Assistant Professor
„ Email: ichenlin@cs.nctu.edu.tw
„ Office: EC 704 (工程三館)
„ Tel ext: 56684
About the course (cont.)
(cont )
„ TAs:
„ 廖彥凱、邱晟瑋
„ Office: EC237, EC229b
„ Phone ext: 56675, 56676
„ Course web page:
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„ http://caig.cs.nctu.edu.tw/course/course.html

„ Text book:
„ D. Hearn, M.P.Baker, Computer Graphics with
OpenGL 3rd Ed.,
Ed Prentice Hall
Hall, 2004
2004.
About the course (cont.)
(cont )
„ R
Reference:
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„ J. D. Foley, A. van Dam, S. K. Feiner, J. F. Hughes,
R L
R. L. Phillips
Phillips. Introduction to Computer Graphics,
Graphics
Addison-Wesley, 1993.

„ E. Angel, Interactive Computer Graphics 4th Ed.,


Addison-Wesley, 2006.
What’ss CG?
What
„ C
Computer
t Graphics.
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„ Mainly focusing on 3D graphics.

„ Displaying a realistic virtual environment by


computers.
„ Or synthesizing virtual objects in the real world.

FF XII, Square-Enix corp.


Star War III, ILM
Stuart Little, Sony pictures.
What’ss CG? (cont.)
What (cont )
„ Or displaying a virtual world with specific styles.
styles
(e.g. non-photorealistic rendering)

„ CG tech. is the foundation of modern 3D


animation, special effects and games.

DragonBall Z3 (PS2), BANDAI NPR demo, ATI


Graphics and related fields
„ 3 related fields.

Image
Processing
•Find features.
•Eyes?
Eyes? a nose?
•A face?
•Structure? Computer
Computer
•阿玲? Vision &
Graphics
Recog.
Graphics and related fields
Outputs
descriptions
p images
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Computer Graphics
descriptions
Input
I

Computer Vision &


images
ages Image
age Processing
ocess g
P tte n Recognition
Pattern Re ognition
Applications
„ Movies
„ Games
„ Virtual characters
Applications (cont.)
(cont )
„ Virtual
Vi t l reality
lit (VR)

Office of the future, UNC


Applications (cont.)
(cont )
„ Augmented
A t d reality
lit (AR)

„ Advanced
Ad d human
h
computer interfaces

AR, U. Columbia
Applications (cont.)
(cont )
„ Medical
M di l di
diagnosis.
i
„ Virtual Surgery.
Applications (cont.)
(cont )
„ Computer
C t aided
id d d
design
i
(CAD)
„ Collaborating on cyberspace.
cyberspace
„ Ex. Cabin design (Boem Inc.)

„ Visualization tools
„ Meteorology
„ Flow display etc.

http://ilab.cs.ucsb.edu/projects/helly.html
Syllabus
1
1. IIntroduction.
t d ti
2. Graphics primitives
3. G
Geometric i transformations
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4. Viewing in 3D
5. Visible-surface detection
6. Illumination and surface rendering
7. Texture mapping
8. Curves and surfaces
9. Global illumination
About the course (cont.)
(cont )
„ G
Grades:
d
„ Homework (2 programs)
„ OpenGL object loader (15%)
„ Shading with Shader (15%)

„ Term Project (20%)

„ Exam
„ Midterm (25%)
„ Finall (25%)

„ Class participation: bonus


Schedule

Term Project

Hw2
Hw1
Course
beginning

Final Exam

lectures
Midterm
What can I obtain in this course?
„ Fundamentals
F d t l off computer
t graphics
hi ttechniques.
h i

„ Programming
P i ability
bili off 3D graphics
hi pipeline.
i li
What can I obtain in this course?
„ 2D image
i special
i l effects.
ff t
Somewhat

„ Digital art styles.

„ U
Usage off editing
di i tools.
l
„ Photoshop, 3DMax, Maya, etc.
Conclusion
„ Th
The role
l off graphics
hi people l in
i CS
„ Improving faithfulness or visual effects
„ Speed-up
Speed up of CG generation
„ (by computer techniques)

We give “wizards” the “wands” and “spells” !

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