CS451

Computer Graphics CS 451

Course Objectives:

• Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
• Develop an understanding of the principles and methods used in creating, manipulating, storing and displaying of D and 3D graphics.
• Manipulate computer graphics using suitable tools.
• Distinguish between different graphics formats.
• Expertise concepts and techniques behind computer-generated animation.

Course Description:

The course begins with a discussion of formats, storage and display technologies before moving onto graphics rendering pipelines that demonstrate the process of generating D and 3D images. Thereafter, coverage of the techniques used in the creation and manipulation of D and 3D graphics (geometric, viewing and projection transformations), illumination, shading, and texture mapping techniques are provided. Following a discussion of graphical user interfaces, the creation and manipulation of computer-generated animations is introduced.

Topics Covered:
Lectures:

• WPF-based Computer Graphics vs. Human Visual Perception: frame buffer, Monitor and other hardware
• Colour modelling, Image creation and display using both Raster and vector graphics
• Rendering Pipeline
• Curves and Surfaces Representations
• D & 3D Object Modeling using Meshes
• D & 3D Viewing and Modelling transformations
• Matter-Lighting interaction models
• Scan conversion algorithms: line, circle drawing, etc.
• Textures & Texture Mapping techniques & algorithms
• HSR, Shading, Blending and image processing techniques
• Interaction & animation techniques

Slides

• Introduction [PPT]
• General Graphics Systems [PPT]
• Transformations [PPT]
• OpenGL [PPT]
• Texture Mapping [PPT]
• Geometric Primitives [PPT]
• Camera Transformations [PPT]
• Clipping [PPT]
• Colors [PPT]
• Hermite Splines [PPT]
• Bazier Curves [PPT]

Sources

• OpenGL [Download]
• Visual C++ 6 Portable For Windows 7 [Download]

Tutorials:

1. Drawing Simple Shapes [Link]
2. OpenGL Coloring [Link]
3. Working With 3D Environment[Link]
4. Texturing [Link]
5. Displaying Text [Link]
6. OpenGL Primitives [Link]

Laboratories:

• Computer Graphics development platform
• Graphics Program structure (by examples)
• Graphic’s OpenGL-based programs
• Project definition
• Application analysis and studies:
• a. Case Study : Pipeline, Modeling & Transformations
• b. Case Study : Lighting, interaction & animation
• c. Case Study 3: Textures & image processing
• Project follow up, guidance and assessment
• Project report exam, student presentation

Textbooks:(Books are obtained online from Scribd.com)

[1] Foley, J., A. van Dam, S. K. Feiner, and J. F. Hughes 1996. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice(Second Edition in C ed.). Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. [PDF]

[2] Interactive Computer Graphics - A Top-Down Approach 6e By Edward Angel and Dave Shreiner (Pearson, 2012) BBS [PDF]
[3]Hearn, D. and P. M. Baker 1994. Computer Graphics (Second Edition ed.). London: Prentice Hall.[PDF]
[4] Foley, J., A. van Dam, S. K. Feiner, J. F. Hughes, and R. L. Phillips 1993. Introduction to Computer Graphics.Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley.[PDF]
[5] Peter Shirley, Michael Ashikhmin, Steve Marschner" Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 3rd Edition"[PDF]
[6] Hearn, Baker " Computer Graphics with OpenGL" Third Edition[PDF]
[7] Dan Cornford "Computer Graphics Lecture Notes" Aston University, Birmingham 2004 [PDF]