Basic Techniques in Computer Graphics
Semester: |
WS 2018 |
Type: |
Lecture |
Lecturer: |
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Credits: |
ECTS 6 (V3/Ü2) |
Links: |
L2P |
Contact: |
cg1@cs.rwth-aachen.de |
Note: This page is for a course from a previous semester.
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Type |
Date |
Room |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Tuesdays, 14:30 | AH V |
| Lecture | Thursdays, 14:30 | AH V |
| Tutorial | Mondays, 14:30 | AH III |
Organization
- The first lecture is held on Thursday, Oct 11, 14:30 in AH V.
- The first tutorial takes place on Monday, Oct 15 at 14:30 in AH III.
- In contrast to the information in RWTHonline, there is only one tutorial per week, which is held on Mondays at 14:30 (AH III).
- The tutorial on Monday, Oct 22 has been cancelled.
Contents
- Geometry Representations
- Polygonal Meshes
- Volumetric Representations
- Point Clouds
- Free-Form Curves and Surfaces
- Voronoi Diagrams
- 3D Transformations
- Spatial Optimization Structures
- Perspective
- Projections
- Vanishing Points
- Rendering Pipeline
- Clipping
- Polygon Triangulation
- Rasterization
- Global Illumination
- Visibility Problem
- Shadow Computation
- Ray Tracing
- Radiosity
- Textures
- Light and Shadow
- Colors
- Image Based Rendering
Literature
- Preliminary Lecture Notes (Part 1) (These do not cover the entire lecture! Download only accessible from within the RWTH network)
- Preliminary Lecture Notes (Part 2) (Only parts of this are relevant for this lecture! Download only accessible from within the RWTH network)
- Tomas Akenine-Möller et al.: Real-Time Rendering (3rd Edition). Taylor & Francis, 2008.
- Alan Watt: 3D Computer Graphics (3rd Edition). Addison-Wesley, 1993.
