Computer Graphics Number: CSD 15-462 Instructor: Nancy Pollard Teaching Assistants: Evan Shimizu Susan Wang Felipe Gomez-Frittelli Office Hours: Pollard: By Appointment Evan: Tues: 8-10 pm Susan: Wed: 8-10 pm Felipe: Thur: 8-10 pm Time: TR 10:30 am - 11:50 am Location: DH A302 (Lecture) GHC 5201 (Office Hours) Discussion Board: Piazza Final: Monday, May 8, 8:30-11:30am, DH A302

Summary

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics modeling, animation, and rendering. Topics covered include basic image processing, geometric transformations, geometric modeling of curves and surfaces, animation, 3-D viewing, visibility algorithms, shading, and ray tracing.

Overview

Prerequisites The programming assignments in this course will be written in C++ and require knowledge of mathematics involving matrices, vectors, etc. Therefore successful completion of the following courses is required: 15-213/18-243 Introduction to Computer Systems and either 18-202 Mathematical Foundations of Electrical Engineering or both 21-241 Matrix Algebra, and 21-259 Calculus in Three Dimensions Once you've completed 15-462, you may be interested in other courses offered by the Carnegie Mellon Graphics Lab. Textbook There are two required textbooks for 15-462 this semester: Shirley, Peter et. al. Fundamentals of Computer Graphics. 2nd ed. Wellesley: A K Peters, 2005. OpenGL® Architecture Review Board. OpenGL® Programming Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2013. An older edition of the OpenGL® Programming Guide (covering the OpenGL® 1.1 specification) may be found online here and should be sufficient for the purposes of this course. However, the printed text may be of interest as it is newer than the online version and covers the OpenGL® 4.3 specification. Assignments & Grading (10%) Homework 1 (10%) Project 1 (15%) Project 2 (15%) Project 3 (10%) Project 4 (15%) Project 5 (10%) Midterm Exam (15%) Final Exam You will be given a total of three "late days" for the semester. You may use these late days to extend the deadline of any programming or written assignment without penalty. Once all three late days have been used, further extensions will only be granted at the instructor's discretion and may incur a grading penalty. Note: Please use the Bulletin Board as a primary resource rather than emailing TAs directly. It will yield a more timely respones as all the TAs will be browsing it and your question may even have been answered already!

Syllabus

Note: This syllabus may change during the course. Keep checking back.   Introduction Name: Introduction Date: Tue 01/14 Slides: Lecture 1 Slides Name: OpenGL® Date: Thurs 01/16 Slides: Lecture 2 Slides Reading: Red Book Ch. 1 and 2 Notes: Project 1 Assigned Project: Project 1 Description Project: Project 1 Handout   Geometry Name: Math for Computer Graphics Date: Tue 01/21 Slides: Lecture 3 Slides Name: Transformations Date: Thurs 01/23 Slides: Lecture 4 Slides Notes: Warp Curves Name: More Transformations Date: Tue 01/28 Slides: Lecture 5 Slides Notes: Lecture 5 Notes Name: Viewing and Cameras Date: Thurs 01/30 Notes: Project 1 Due Slides: Lecture 6 Slides Notes: Manipulating Transforms Name: Meshes and Surfaces Date: Tue 02/04 Notes: Project 2 Assigned Notes: Charles Loop's Masters Thesis Project: Project 2 Description Project: Project 2 Handout Name: More Surfaces Date: Thurs 02/06 Slides: Lecture 8 Slides Slides: Subdivision Project Slides   Light, Color, and Rendering Name: Shading / Light Date: Tue 02/11 Slides: Lecture 9 Slides Name: Textures Date: Thurs 02/13 Slides: Lecture 10 Slides Notes: Reaction Diffusion Textures Name: Curves and Splines Date: Tue 02/18 Homework: Homework 1 Notes: Homework 1 Assigned Notes: Project 2 Due Slides: Lecture 11 Slides Notes: Splines Handour Name: Color / Light Date: Thurs 02/20 Slides: Color Slides Slides: Light Slides Slides: SIGGRAPH Course Notes Name: Ray Tracing Date: Tue 02/25 Notes: Project 3 Assigned Notes: Homework 1 Due Solutions: Homework 1 Solutions Project: Project 3 Description Project: Project 3 Handout Slides: Lecture 12 Slides Name: Spatial Data Structures Date: Thurs 02/27 Slides: Lecture 13 Slides   Midterm Exam Name: Midterm Review Date: Tue 03/04 Notes: Mid Review Name: Midterm Exam Date: Thurs 03/06 Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Tue 03/11 Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Thurs 03/13 Name: Real-Performance Ray Tracing - Kayvon Fatahalian Date: Tue 03/18 Slides: Lecture 13 Notes Name: Guest Lecture - Jim McCann Date: Thurs 03/20 Website: Link   Global Illumination Name: Radiosity Date: Tue 03/25 Slides: Lecture Notes Notes: Cohen Radiosity Paper Name: Photon Mapping Date: Thurs 03/27 Notes: Project 4 Assigned Notes: Project 3 Due Slides: Lecture 14 Slides Notes: SIGGRAPH 2007 Raytracing Project: Project 4 Description Name: Direct / Indirect Separation Date: Tue 04/01 Slides: Lecture 15 Slides Notes: Krishnan Paper   NPR Name: NPR Date: Thurs 04/03 Slides: Lecture 16 Slides Notes: NPR Paper Name: Illusions Date: Tue 04/08 Slides: Lecture 17 Slides Name: CARNIVAL Date: Thurs 04/10   Animation Name: Differential Equations and Particle Systems Date: Tue 04/15 Project: Project 5 Assigned Project: Project 4 Due Project: Project 5 Description Project: Project 5 Handout Slides: Lecture 18 Slides Notes: SIGGRAPH Course Notes Name: Character Animation Date: Tue 04/17 Slides: Lecture 19 Slides Name: Cloth and Fluids Date: Thurs 04/22 Notes: Lecture 20 Notes Name: Image Processing Date: Thurs 04/24 Slides: Lecture 21 Notes Notes: HDR Notes Notes: Photo Clip-Art   Final Exam Name: Final Review Date: Tue 04/29 Notes: Project 5 Due Notes: Final Review Notes: Midterm Review Notes: Midterm Solutions Name: Project Showcase Date: Thurs 05/01