Introduction to Computer Graphics Dr Giorgos A Demetriou

Introduction to Computer Graphics Dr. Giorgos A. Demetriou Dr. Stephania Loizidou Himona Computer Science Department Frederick University Demetriou/Loizidou - ACSC 330

Text Book § These presentations are meant to accompany the textbook “Interactive Computer Graphics, A Top-down Approach with Open. GL (Third Edition) by Edward Angel. § These presentations have been developed based on the slides created by Edward Angel. 2

References § Other helpful references § Open. GL: A Primer, Ed Angel, Addison-Wesley, 2002 § Designed for students who need more programming information § The Open. GL Programmer’s Guide (the Redbook) and the Open. GL Reference Manual (The Blue book), Addison-Wesley. 3

Web Resources § www. opengl. org § www. cs. unm. edu/~angel 4

Outline § Chapter 1: Introduction § § § What is Computer Graphics? Applications Areas History Image formation Basic Architecture 5

Outline (cont. ) § Chapters 2 -3: Basic Open. GL § § Architecture GLUT Simple programs in two and three dimensions Interaction 6

Outline (cont. ) § Part 3: Three-Dimensional Graphics § Chapters 4 -6: 3 D Graphics § § § Geometry Transformations Homogeneous Coordinates Viewing Shading 7

Outline (cont. ) § Chapter 7: Discrete Methods § § Buffers Bitmaps and Pixel Maps Texture Mapping Compositing and Transparency 8

Outline (cont. ) § Chapter 8: Implementation § § § Approaches (object vs image space) Implementing the pipeline Clipping Line drawing Polygon Fill Display issues (color) 9

Outline (cont. ) § Chapter 9: Hierarchy § Tree Structured Models § Traversal Methods § Scene Graphs 10

Outline (cont. ) § Chapter 10: Curves and Surfaces 11