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wlu3DCSCI 340 (W '11), Interactive Computer Graphics (Stough)

 

Schedule:

Lecture Date Topics Assigned / Referenced
 Assignments Due/Comments
WEEK
1
  Graphics and Vision
  Introduction to C/C++ and OpenGL


0 M, Jan 10
   syllabus   
  RE Lee interest? Graphics hardware hobby?
  What to expect 
  Graphics Systems 
  Imaging Systems 
    -simple.c 
    -Makefile   		  Read Chs 1, 2 

1
 W, Jan 12
   Synthetic-Camera Model  
  Primitives, Color, and Viewing  
  Graphics Pipeline  



Sometime
   Workshop on C/C++ programming (2hrs) 
    -Detailed online tutorial here.
    -Pointer information here.
    -Differences between C and C++ fyi: here.
    -Callback functions use the passing of functions as params. here.


2
 F, Jan 14
   OpenGL API (application programming interface) 
    -gasket2D.cpp  
    -gasket2DPoly.cpp 
  Problem Set 1
    -turtle.cpp 
    -turtleGL.h   

WEEK
2
  Graphics Programming   


3
 M, Jan 17
   Useful links:
    -Frequently asked GLUT questions: here.
    -Compendium of example code: here, and here.

  3D Graphics
    -gasket3D.cpp 
  Implicit functions 
 

4
 W, Jan 19
     -gasket3DPolyOrtho3DView.cpp 
  Hidden surface removal
    -many such algorithms: here.
 

5
 F, Jan 21
   Idle callback
   Read Ch 3
    -Ch3 codes
 
WEEK
3
  Input and Interaction 



6
 M, Jan 24
   Devices 
  Event-driven input 
  Problem Set 2 
    -cad3D.cpp

7
 W, Jan 26
   Display lists 
    -testTime.cpp 
  Menus
    -polygon.c 
  Picking/Selection
    -pick.c 


8
 F, Jan 28
   picking tutorial: here.
  More on handling mouse events here.
  Read Ch 4 

WEEK
4
  Geometry and Transformations


M, Jan 31
   models: here, here, here, ...
  conversion sites: here, here
  convert/load obj in C++: here, here.  

  Transformations, homogeneous coordinates
  Problem Set 2 due today.

W, Feb 2
   Continue with lots of linear algebra

9
 F, Feb 4
   Change of coordinates (the model view matrix)
  OpenGL and ...

  loading obj files.
    -glm.h, glm.cpp
   Read Ch 5

WEEK
5
  Viewing
 

10
 M, Feb 7
   Transformations and OpenGL interaction
  Modelview matrix construction

11
 W, Feb 9
   Rotating scene, objects
  Completing Problem Set 3 skeleton
    -Cool obj files: here, here, and here, here.

   Problem Set 3
    -cadWithAirMode.cpp
    -glm.h
    -glm.cpp

12
 F, Feb 11
   Projections, orthogonal and perspective   Read Ch 6

WEEK
6
  Lighting and Shading



13
 M, Feb 14
   lighting sites: here, and here.


  Miterm Samples
    -sphereView.cpp 

14
 W, Feb 16
  

  Problem Set 3 due today.
    -cadWithAirMode.cpp
  Mid. Pract. due IN CLASS

F, Feb 18
   Giant Test Here.

 


 


Wash.
 Break
   Washington Break, Feb 21-25



 


WEEK
7
  Review
  What's Coming 
 


15
 M, Feb 28
   Idea: we'll all get through 7,8,13 (ray tracing)
            two additional projects -TBD
            (morphing, fragment shaders, scene graphs, curves/surfaces)
    -lighting challenge here.
  Read Ch 7
16
 W, Mar 2
   Additional references:
  Many many OpenGL code examples here.
  OpenGL 2.1 book page with links to v1.1 code here.
    -sphereView2.cpp 
 


F, Mar 4
   Science, Society & the Arts Conference (classes suspended)  
WEEK
8
  Rasterization
  Discrete Techniques
    Buffers, Texture Mapping, Environment Maps, ...

17
 M, Mar 7
   Clipping
   Read Chapter 8
18
 W, Mar 9
   More clipping, rasterization

19
 F, Mar 11
   Scanline conversion 
  Gamma correction 


WEEK
9
  More on Discrete Techniques

20
 M, Mar 14
   Buffers 
  Fractal generation 
    -tex_cube.c 
    -mandel.cpp  
 
21
 W, Mar 16
   Texture Mapping 


22
 F, Mar 18
   continue Texture mapping
    -texCube.cpp, image.cpp, image.h, wlu.pgm   

  Read Chapter 13
WEEK
10
  Ray Tracing

23
 M, Mar 21
   Math and more math
  Simple ray tracing -- planes, spheres
    -rayTracePS.cpp 
    -Mat3.h 
    -Vec3f.h 


24
 W, Mar 23
   More math
  Ray tracing
    -Projection.h 
    -Buffer.h 
    -Buffer.cpp 


25
 F, Mar 25
   Project Presentations 
    -FPS
    -Hierarchical Modeling
    -Vertex Morphing
 

WEEK
11



26
 M, Mar 28
   Ray tracing -- Phong lighting, shadows

27
 W, Mar 30
   Ray tracing -- transparency/translucency

28
 F, Apr 1
   Class cancelled. 
  Focus on your individual final project.
  Submit your two 
  projects by Friday.  
WEEK
12
 


29
 M, Apr 4
   Review
 

W, Apr 6
   Final Project Presentations


F, Apr 8
   Final Project Presentations




Final Projects due by Friday, April 15 5PM


brown
  Joey Brown: Visualizer
davis
  Lee Davis: Walking robot
gould
  Charles Gould: Point-and-click game
nguyen
  Paul Nguyen: Bezier Patch
richardson
  Will Richardson: Chopper Gun
simko
  Lucy Simko: Escher
zhong
  Chen Zhong: FPS game