CIS 115

Computer Graphics

Steve Russell & PDP-1

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Spacewar!

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Animations

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Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)

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René Descartes

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Cartesian Coordinates

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Display Coordinates

Pixel

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3D Graphics

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Wireframe

Vertices

1. 1,1,1
2. 1,-1,1
3. -1,-1,1
4. -1,1,1
5. 1,1,-1
6. 1,-1,-1
7. -1,1,-1
8. -1,-1,-1

Wireframe

Suzanne

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Perspective Projection

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Perspective Projection

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Ray Tracing

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Ray Tracing

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Shader

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Graphics Processor

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Mapping 1 - Textures

Apply details to simple structures

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Mapping 2 - Shadows

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Mapping 3 - Reflections

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Mapping 4 - Transparency

Screendoor or Alpha Blending

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Mapping 5 - Bump Mapping

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Mapping 6 - Displacement Mapping

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Computer Animation

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Uncanny Valley

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Voxel

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Voxel Example

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Minecraft

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Assignments

• Read and be prepared to discuss:
  • TUBES 7: Where Data Sleeps
  • Blog 5 - Due 4/3 10:00 PM
  • Topic Research - Due 3/17 10:00 PM

Blog 5: Making Meaning - Tubes

Now that we’ve finished reading the next textbook, it is time to step back and think about what we read. Write about your reactions to it and what you learned from it. I’d recommend almost treating this like an in-depth book review for others who are interested in reading the book, but don’t mind some spoilers. Some questions I’d like you to answer:

• How did you feel reading this book? Engaged? Bored? Interested?
• What was the most interesting thing you learned?
• Were there any parts of the book you didn’t like?
• Were there any terms or concepts that you looked up (Googled) to find more information about? What were they? What did you find?
• Did this book help explain things you didn’t know about computers?
• Did this book leave you with any questions unanswered?
• Would you recommend this book to a friend that wanted to know more about computers?
• What is significant about this book? Why do you think it was chosen as a textbook?

Drawing in Scratch

• y = x
• y = 2x
• y = x²
• y = sin(x)
• Hexagon?
• Octogon?

Scratch Spirograph

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Spirograph Math

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Spirograph Math