Computer Graphics 2023-2024
This course (6 CFU) is for the Masters degree in Computer Science.
Schedule
The class is held in the Fall semester. Please confirm the schedule with the official site:
- Monday, 2pm, Room N13
Monday, 4pm, Room N13 - Tuesday, 12pm, Room N13
Suspended days:
Class will be suspended on the following days:
- 2023/10/9-10
- 2023/10/23-24
- 2023/12/11-12
Additional days:
The class will be held additionally on the following days in Room N13 at 12pm:
- 2023/10/04
- 2023/10/18
- 2023/11/08
- 2023/12/06
- 2024/01/10
Note: you have to enroll in order to be allowed into Microsoft Teams by the system. Please enroll here.
Topics
Lectures will introduce topics regarding computer graphics, among them:
- OpenGL, Vulkan, and DirectX
- Hardware Architectures
- Meshes, Curves, and Surfaces
- CUDA and OpenCL
- Rendering, Lights, and Shadows
- Principles of Animation
Textbooks
There is no required book, there are recommended books and official documentations:
- Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, by Marschner et al.
- Foundations of Game Engine Development, by E. Lengyel
- C++ Game Development By Example, by S. Shekar
- Game Engine Architecture, by J. Gregory
- Polygon Mesh Processing, by Botsch et al.
- Vulkan, © The Khronos Group, Inc.
- DirectX, © Microsoft Corporation
- OpenGL, © The Khronos Group, Inc.
Remember that you can use any language and tool. If you want to get deeper into some topics, the following is a personal list of interesting books.
Exam Grading
Students will be assigned a group project (min 1, max 5) and will present their results. Be sure to record a live screencast of your results.
Grades will be assigned based on the project's realization and presentation.
DEADLINE. In order to be graded, you should send, at least 7 days before the end of each exam session, regardless of the date on GOMP. So, translated, the exam form will be open:
- Spring session: February 1–February 21;
- Summer session: June 1–July 23;
- Fall session: September 1–September 23.
You wil need to send through the form the following:
- A brief description of the project;
- A link to the project's git repository;
- A link of the video file (the screencast) to be downloaded;
- Names, Surnames, Student IDs.
The deadline is here so that, if I encounter an error during verbalization, I will have time to ask for support.
Students are expected to use a git repository to store all of their material, and contribute to the group project equally: be honest when presenting.