FI:PA010 Advanced Computer Graphics - Course Information

PA010 Advanced Computer Graphics

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:50 A107

Prerequisites

The knowledge of computer graphics fundamentals.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-TV)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

Lectures cover the classical and the most important fields of interest in computer graphics. These are compared with current research results. Students should gain the purview of the key issues and research trends in computer graphics field.

Syllabus

• Image sampling and reconstruction, alias, antialiasing.
• Warping and morphing of raster images.
• Textures.
• Global illumination, rendering equation.
• Surface reconstruction and simplification.
• Direct rendering of volume data.
• Real-time rendering techniques.
• Terrain rendering.
• Image based rendering.
• Special modelling techniques, local and global deformations.
• Subdivision surfaces.
• Space subdivision and searching methods.
• Collision detection.

Literature

• ŽÁRA, Jiří, Bedřich BENEŠ, Jiří SOCHOR and Petr FELKEL. Moderní počítačová grafika (Moder Conmputer Graphics). 2nd ed. Praha: Computer Press, 2005, 609 pp. I 1. ISBN 80-251-0454-0. info
• WATT, Alan H. 3D Computer Graphics. 2nd ed. Wokingham: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993, 500 s., ob. ISBN 0-201-63186-5. info

Assessment methods

Lectures according presentations that are available on intranet. Written exam, 5 questions, 90 minutes.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• PA157 Seminar on Computer Graphics Research
• PA158 Seminar on Computer Graphics Research II

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sochor/PA010

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