Computer Graphics Number: CSD 15-462 / 15-662 Instructor: Nancy Pollard Teaching Assistants: Felipe Gomez-Frittelli Nathan Dobson Anna Etzel Office Hours: Pollard: By Appointment Felipe: Tues / Thu 8-10 PM Nathan Wed 8-10 PM and Sun 8-9:30 PM Anna Mon 8-10 PM Time: TR 10:30 am - 11:50 am Location: DH 1212 (Lecture) GHC 5210 (Office Hours MWRF) GHC 5208 (Tues. Office Hours) Discussion Board: Piazza Final: TBA

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: 15-213/18-213 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. 3rd ed. A K Peters, 2009. 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%) Project 1 (15%) Project 2 (20%) Project 3 (25%) Project 4 (15%) Midterm Exam (15%) Final Exam All projects are due at 11:59:59 PM on the scheduled date. You will be given a total of three "late days" for the semester. You may use each late day to extend the deadline of any programming assignment by one day 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 Piazza as a primary resource rather than emailing TAs directly. Make your questions public whenever possible, as the answers may be of interest to other students, and keep in mind that your own question may already have been asked and answered.

Syllabus
Note: This syllabus may change during the course, and will be updated with links to lecture slides and projects. Keep checking back.   Introduction Name: Introduction Date: Tue 01/13 Slides: Lecture 1 Slides Name: OpenGL® Date: Thurs 01/15 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 01/20 Slides: Lecture 3 Slides Name: Transformations Date: Thurs 01/22 Slides: Lecture 4 Slides Notes: Math Notes Name: More Transformations Date: Tue 01/27 Notes: Lecture 5 Notes Name: Viewing and Cameras Date: Thurs 01/29 Slides: Lecture 6 Slides Notes: Viewing Notes Online Notes: Transforms Name: Curves and Splines Date: Tue 02/03 Notes: Project 1 Due Slides: Lecture 7 Slides Slides: Splines Handout Name: Meshes and Surfaces Date: Thu 02/05 Slides: Lecture 8 Slides Notes: Project 2 Assigned Notes: Charles Loop's Masters Thesis Project: Project 2 Description Project: Project 2 Handout   Light, Color, and Rendering Name: Shading and Light Date: Tue 02/10 Slides: Lecture 9 Slides Name: Guest Lecture - Stelian Coros Date: Tue 02/12 Slides: 3D Printing Slides Name: Shading and Textures Date: Tues 02/17 Slides: Lecture 10 Slides Name: Color / Light Date: Thurs 02/19 Slides: Light Slides Slides: SIGGRAPH Course Notes Name: Ray Tracing Date: Tue 02/24 Notes: Project 3 Assigned Notes: Project 2 Due Project: Project 3 Description Project: Project 3 Handout Project: Project 3 Extra Scenes Project: Project 3 Reference Shots Slides: Lecture 12 Slides Notes: Chalkboard Notes Name: Spatial Data Structures Date: Thurs 02/26 Slides: Lecture 13 Slides   Midterm Exam Name: Midterm Review Date: Tue 03/03 Notes: Mid Review Name: Midterm Exam Date: Thurs 03/05 Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Tue 03/10 Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Thurs 03/12 Name: More Ray Tracing Date: Tue 03/17 Slides: Notes 1 Slides: Notes 2   Global Illumination Name: Radiosity Date: Thurs 03/19 Slides: Lecture 14 Notes Notes: Cohen Radiosity Paper Name: Photon Mapping Date: Tues 03/24 Slides: Lecture 16 Slides Notes: SIGGRAPH 2007 Raytracing Animation Name: Differential Equations and Particle Systems Date: Thurs 03/26 Notes: Project 3 Due Notes: Project 4 Assigned Project: Project 4 Photon Mapping Project: Project 4 Physics Simulation Handout Project: Project 4 Physics Simulation Description Project: Project 4 Deferred Rendering Notes: SIGGRAPH Course Notes Name: Cloth and Fluids Date: Tues 03/31 Notes: Lecture Notes Notes: References Name: Character Animation Date: Thurs 04/02 Slides: Lecture Slides   Miscellaneous Topics Name: Direct / Indirect Separation Date: Tues 04/07 Slides: Lecture 17 Slides Notes: Research: Mohit Gupta Name: NPR Date: Thurs 04/09 Notes: Project 4 Checkpoint Name: Illusions Date: Tues 04/14 Slides: Lecture 17 Slides Demos: www.michaelbach.de/ot/   Name: CARNIVAL Date: Thurs 04/16 Name: Image Processing Date: Tues 04/21 Slides: Lecture 20 Notes Name: Cameras and Displays Date: Thurs 04/23 Web Links: CVPR Water Display Columbia CAVE 3D Displays Gordon Wetzstein (Stanford)   Final Exam Name: Final Review Date: Tue 04/28 Exam Date: Mon 05/11 (Location TBA) Notes: Project 4 Due Notes: Final Review Notes: Midterm Review Notes: Practice Exam Name: Project Showcase Date: Thurs 04/30