“Fundamentals and Overview of Computer Graphics” by Lathrop, Badler, Fichera and Machover

Conference:

SIGGRAPH 1988

Type(s):

• Courses

Entry Number: 01

Title:

Fundamentals and Overview of Computer Graphics

Organizer(s):

• Olin Lathrop

Presenter(s)/Author(s):

• Olin Lathrop
• Norman J. Badler
• Richard M. Fichera
• Carl Machover

Abstract:

TOPICS

• Introduction to computer graphics/Fichera
  • History
  • Display technologies
  • Fundamental concepts
  • Basic hardware architectures
  • The current market
• 3-D Modeling/Badler
  • Operations performed on models
  • Surface and boundary models
  • Volume and CSG models
  • Where do models come from?
• Rendering/Lathrop
  • Wire frame, depth buffer, ray tracing
  • What color is the object at this pixel?
  • Compositioning
  • Aliasing (jaggies and how to deal with them)
• The user’s view/Machover
  • The software environment
  • General block diagram
  • Different types of programs and packages
  • The role of standards
  • The output environment
  • Forming the picture
  • Hardcopy/Softcopy
  • The input and system environments
• Demos: How to watch them and what to look for/Fichera, Machover
  • What you see may not be what you get
  • Representative exhibition products

Contents/Schedule PDF:

• Fundamentals and Overview of Computer Graphics Contents/Schedule

Contributed By:

Mary Whitton

Location:

Charles Babbage Institute Archives, University of Minnesota

Overview Page:

SIGGRAPH 1988: Courses

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