Syllabus

10/7	Introduction [PDF] What is Computer Graphics ? The Advantages of Interactive Graphics Basic Graphics System
10/14	OpenGL: General OpenGL Induction & An Example OpenGL Program [PDF] Examples: [source][data][win32][linux][mac][sgi] (these examples are for all following OpenGL introductions) Other Examples: [simple.c][samples in red book/win32][samples in Angel's book][test programs of GLUT] Remember to download the data with the source or win32 / linux / mac / sgi executable codes and uncompress them in the same directory. Don't forget to install GLUT package if you are using Linux / MAC / SGI. While using Win32 environment, please download glut32.dll and put it at c:\windows\system32\ . If you want to compile the source codes on Win32 environment using Visual Studio (ex. ver. .NET 2003), please put glut.h and glut32.lib to c:\program files\microsoft visual studio .net 2003\vc7\platformsdk\include\gl and c:\program files\microsoft visual studio .net 2003\vc7\platformsdk\lib , respectively. Other On-line Resources: The OpenGL "Redbook" v1.1 The OpenGL "Bluebook" v1.0 GLUT 3 Specification
10/21	Basic Raster Graphics Algorithms for Drawing 2D Primitives [PDF] Architecture of a Raster Display Scan Converting Lines Filling Rectangles Filling Polygons Clipping Lines Clipping Polygons Antialiasing OpenGL: Drawing with OpenGL [PDF]
10/28	Geometrical Transformations [PDF] Mathematical Preliminaries 2D Transformations Homogeneous Coordinates and Matrix Representation The Window-to-Viewport Transformation 3D Transformations Homework #1 Demo
11/4	Viewing in 3D [PDF] 3D Viewing Process Specification of an Arbitrary 3D View Parallel Projection Perspective Projection 3D Clipping for Canonical View Volume OpenGL: Transformations [PDF]
11/11 12/16	Visible-Surface Determination [PDF] Back-Face Culling The Depth-Sort Algorithm The z-Buffer Algorithm Scan-Line Algorithm Visible-Surface Ray Tracing Warnock's Algorithm OpenGL: Animation and Depth Buffering [PDF] Homework #2 Demo
12/23 1/6	Illumination and Shading [PDF] Illumination Models Shading Models for Polygons Surface Detail Shadows Transparency Global Illumination Algorithms Recursive Ray Tracing Radiosity Methods The Rendering Pipeline OpenGL: Lighting [PDF]
1/13	1st. final exam. (OPEN BOOK) range: the materials until 1/6 Homework #3 Demo
2/3 2/17 2/24	Representation of Curves and Surfaces [PDF] Polygon Meshes Parametric Cubic Curves Parametric Bi-Cubic Surfaces Quadric Surfaces Specialized Modeling Techniques OpenGL: Evaluators and NURBS [PDF]
3/3	Introduction to (Polygon-based) 3D Model [PDF] Definitions of Triangle Meshes Data Structure of Triangle Meshes OBJ File Format (simple version) TRI File Format
3/10	Solid Modeling [PDF] Regularized Boolean Set Operations Boundary Representations Spatial-Partitioning Representations Constructive Solid Geometry
3/17 3/24 3/31	Texture Mapping [PDF] Texture Mapping Texture Aliasing MIPmaps Environment Maps Bump Mapping Displacement Mapping Shadow Maps Solid Textures OpenGL: Texture Mapping [PDF] Homework #4 Demo
4/7	Image Formats [PDF] Other Resources: libpng, libjpeg
4/14	OpenGL: Advanced OpenGL Topics and Imaging [PDF] Homework #5 Demo
4/21	mid-term exam. (OPEN BOOK) range: the materials until 4/14
4/28 5/5 5/12 5/14	Real-Time Shading - using GPU [WEB] -- by Wang-Chun Ma, Ph.D. candidate at CSIE, NTU
5/19 5/21 5/26 5/28	Steering Animation [WEB] -- by Yu-Te Shen, Ph.D. candidate at CSIE, NTU
6/2 6/4 6/9 6/11 6/16	J2ME & OpenGL ES - 3d programming on mobile devices -- by Chen-Han Tu, Ph.D. student at GINM, NTU
6/18 6/23 6/25 6/30	Image Processing - 2d game programming -- by Prof. Yung-Yu Chuang, at CSIE, NTU

Homework

1. Build a program with a friendly GUI using OpenGL (also GLUT and GLUI) and/or other libraries like MFC.
   Please use C/C++ as the programming language.
   You can use any platform you want, for example a Wintel / Linux PC or Unix-base workstation.
   Request functions: create a window, add menu control
   Bonus functions: good GUI
   deadline = 10/28
2. Build a program for showing one or two primitives, like sphere or cube, in wireframe mode.
   Use the program of homework #1 as the base.
   Request functions: 3D transformations (translation, rotation, scaling) and projections (parallel, perspective) by mouse and keyboard, change background and wireframe colors, double-buffer
   Bonus functions: clipping plane, visible-surface determination (back-face culling)
   deadline = 12/16
3. Build a program for showing one or two primitives in shading mode.
   Use the program of homework #2 as the base.
   Request functions: multiple light sources (at least 2), shading (flat, Gouraud), depth-buffer
   Bonus functions: shadows, transparency
   deadline = 1/13
4. Build a program for showing 3D models in shading mode.
   Use the program of homework #3 as the base.
   You can use model loading libraries to do so.
   Bonus functions: write model, read other 3D model formats, support your own model format
   deadline = 3/17
5. Build a program for showing one or two primitives with texture mapping.
   Use the program of homework #3 as the base.
   You can use image loading libraries to do so.
   Bonus functions: mip-mapping, environment mapping, read several image formats
   deadline = 4/21

Textbooks

• Edward Angel. Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach with OpenGL™, 3rd. ed., Addison-Wesley, 2002.
  
• Dave Astle and Dave Durnil. OpenGL® ES Game Development, Thomson, 2004.
  
• Randima Fernando and Mark J. Kilgard. The Cg Tutorial: The Definitive Guide to Programmable Real-Time Graphics, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
  
• James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes, and Richard L. Phillips. Introduction to Computer Graphics, Addison-Wesley, 1993.
• Michael Morrison. Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours, Sams Publishing, 2002.
  
• Randi J. Rost. OpenGL® Shading Language, Addison-Wesley, 2004.
  
• Martin J. Wells. J2ME Game Programming, Thomson, 2004.
  

Reference

• Randima Fernando. GPU Gems: Programming Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Real-Time Graphics, Addison-Wesley, 2004.
  
• James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, and John F. Hughes. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, 1995.
  
• Michael O'Rourke. Principles of Three-Dimensional Computer Animation: Modeling, Rendering, and Animating with 3D Computer Graphics, 3rd ed., Norton, 2003.
  
• Alan Watt. 3D Computer Graphics, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley, 1999.
  
• Alan Watt and Mark Watt. Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques: Theory and Practice, Addison-Wesley, 1992.
  
• Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, and Dave Shreiner. OpenGL® Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, ver. 1.2, 3rd. ed., Addison-Wesley, 1999.
  

Grade Measurement

Homework (some programs) + Examinations (twice or more) + Participants

Pre-courses (better-to-have)

Linear Algebra
Data Structures
Algorithms