PA157 Seminar on Computer Graphics Architectures

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:50 C416
Prerequisites
Theoretical and practical knowledge of computer graphics foundations.
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
there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The students should get the knowledge of the graphics devices and the special graphics architectures for rendering and global illumination. Based on the study of recent research papers, the seminar will concentrate on the algorithms which are imlemented in the inner layers of graphics architectures. The possibilities of parallel solutions and other theoretical and practical issues will be discusses.
Syllabus
  • Architecture of graphics controller. Components of graphics subsystem. Implemenation of fundamental algorithms on the lowest levels of graphics architectures. Parallel solution and effective combination with textures and antialiasing. Specialized parallel rendering architectures. Architectures for parallel and distributed global illumination. Devices for multisensual human-computer interaction. Haptic force feedback, stereographics, 3DOF and 6DOF tracking, data gloves. Workbenches, caves for immersive virtual reality. Students study research papers, prepare presenations and discuss specifific issues in context.
Literature
  • ACM Digital Library: SIGGRAPH, Virtual Reality Conf.Proc.
  • FOLEY, James D. Computer graphics :principles and practice. 2nd ed. Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990, 1174 s. ISBN 0-201-12110-7. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminární výuka - kombinace výkladu přednášejícího s přednáškami připravenými studenty, diskuse zvolených témat. Hodnocení je stanoveno na základě aktivní účasti a odvedené práce (příprava a přednesení prezentací). Seminar, combination of lectures's and students presentations, the discussion of the selected topics. Assesment based on active participation in discussions and on the quality of presentations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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