PA010 Advanced Computer Graphics

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2015
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
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:50 A217
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lectures cover 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. At the end of the course students
- will understand the theoretical concepts of modern computer graphics;
- will be able to judge and evaluate research and development trends in the field;
- will be able to analyze complexity of computer graphics algorithms;
- will be able to design complex graphics systems in various application areas.
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
  • WATT, Alan H. 3D Computer Graphics. 2nd ed. Wokingham: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993, 500 s., ob. ISBN 0-201-63186-5. info
  • 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
  • www.acm.org/dl - digitální knihovna ACM
Teaching methods
Unrecorded lectures on various theoretical topics covering fundamental and hot research areas. Class discussions. Study materials: Slides available on intranet, ACM Digital Library.
Assessment methods
Written exam, 5 questions from the list published before examination. Time: 90 minutes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sochor/PA010
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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