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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

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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.

• Useful 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.

• Submit Project

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.