ITCS 3120: Introduction to Interactive Computer Graphics (Fall)

instructor

Dr. K.R. Subramanian

Office: Woodward Hall 435E 
Phone: (704) 687-8579 
Email: krs@uncc.edu
Web: https://cci.charlotte.edu/directory/kalpathi-subramanian

Course Description(Syllabus, Grading Policies)

Lecture Materials

• Introduction (Applications, Raster Hardware, Display Architecture)
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Graphics Packages and OpenGL 
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Affine Transformations, Intersections 
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Raster Algorithms
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Aliasing and Antialiasing 
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• 3D Viewing 
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Geometric Projections
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Visual Appearance(Shading Models)
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Visible Surface Determination
  Slides[PDF][1 slide per page] Slides[PDF][4 slides per page]
• Global Illumination Models

Projects

• Project 1: Modeling
  • [Modeling/Drawing: Part 1] Due Monday, Sept 14, 2009
  • [Modeling: Part 2 – Object Picking] Due Wednesday, Sept. 23
  • [Modeling: Part 3 – World To Device Coordinates] Due Sept. 30
  • [Modeling: Part 4 – 2D Transforms/Editing Ops] Due Oct 21, 2009
• Project 2: 3D Viewing and Transformations
  • [3D Viewing: Part 1]> Due Nov. 18, 2009.
    • Reference: Nate Robin’s Tutorials: projection.c transformation.c glm.c
      Note that glm.c is only needed to build the example, containing utility functions.
• Project 3: 2.5D NavigatorDue Monday, Dec. 14
  • Woodward Hall Floor plans: [Floor1[JPG]] [Floor2[JPG]] [Floor3[JPG]] [Floor4[JPG]]