Advanced Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments (2003/2004)

This course treats advanced topics from computer graphics and virtual environments. During the course, students have the opportunity of hands-on experience in the Reality Center of the University of Groningen, which houses both a CAVE and a Reality Theatre. Topics: Graphics hardware: architecture, input devices, three-dimensional displays. Graphics languages and standards. Graphics Systems: distributed/network graphics, remote systems. Virtual device interfaces. Interaction techniques. Virtual and augmented reality. Three-dimensional graphics and realism: animation, radiosity, raytracing. Students work on a case study during the course, about which they give a presentation and write a final report. <br/>add literature

Organisation

2 hours of lectures and 6 hours of practicals per week

Literature

M. Slater, A. Steed, Y. Chrysanthou - Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments: From Realism to Real-Time