CS 434 Advanced Computer Graphics

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Admin info, Spring 2013 - Lecture: MW 2:30-3:45 - Instructors: Daniel Aliaga and Voicu Popescu o {aliaga | popescu}@purdue.edu - TA: Meng-Lin Wu o wu223@purdue.edu - Office hours: by appointment - Pre-requisites: CS 334 or equivalent
Tentative syllabus 1. Rendering (~4 weeks) a. Specular reflections b. Relief texture mapping c. Light transport d. Radiosity e. Soft shadows f. Ambient occlusion 2. Modeling (~4 weeks) a. Color / depth panoramas b. Geometry acquisition (e.g. Kinect) c. Inverse procedural modeling d. Higher-order surfaces 3. Animation (~4 weeks) a. Forward and inverse kinematics b. Collision detection c. Fluid animation d. Gaming
	Ambient Occlusion
	Relief texture mapping
Platforms 1. Game engines: Unity, G3D 2. Smartphone & tablets (e.g. iOS, Android) 3. CPU:C++ 4. GPU: shaders, CUDA
	Specular reflections
Assignments, Midterm, Final Project, and No Final Exam 1. 3 assignments, 3 x 10% = 30% a. due approximately every 2 weeks, require implementation b. Possible topics: relief texture mapping, ambient occlusion, panoramas, geometry acquisition (e.g. using Kinect), gaming 2. Midterm examination, 20% 3. Final project, 50% a. 6 weeks,  requires implementation b. individual topics, teamwork possible 4. No final examination
	Soft shadows