PV227 GPU Programming

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Tobola, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:50 B116
Prerequisites
PV112 Computer Graphics API
Completion of PV112 Programming of Graphics Applications is the precondition.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 22 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
This lecture aims to give the overview of the basic GPU programming methods and commonly used techniques with the focus on shaders programming. Students gain practical knowledge of GPU programming using special purpose high level programming languages. They will be able to use a specialized software tool to design shaders.
Syllabus
  • GLSL, HLSL, Cg. CUDA. Render Monkey. The Simplest Programs. Making it Look Real. Special effects.
Literature
  • ROST, Randi J. OpenGL shading language. Edited by John M. Kessenich - Barthold Lichtenbelt. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2004, xl, 565. ISBN 0321197895. info
  • ST-LAURENT, Sebastien. Shaders for game programmers and artists. Boston: Thomson Course Technology, 2004, xxiii, 483. ISBN 1592000924. info
  • FERNANDO, Randima and Mark J. KILGARD. The Cg tutorial: the definitive guide to programmable real-time graphics. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003, xxxviii, 3. ISBN 0-321-19496-9. info
Teaching methods
The lecture is based on practical examples and exercises.
Assessment methods
The lecture is completed by Colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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