“Introduction to Computer Graphics” by Bailey and Cunningham
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- Introduction to Computer Graphics
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Abstract:
A SIGGRAPH conference is an exciting event, but it is often an intimidating experience for first-time attendees. There are so many new terms, new ideas, and new product concepts to try to understand. It is like standing in a room with 100 doors and having no idea which door to open because you have no idea what the label on each door actually means. This leaves new attendees baffled and frustrated about how to spend their time. This course is designed to ease newcomers into the SIGGRAPH Asia conference experience by presenting the fundamental concepts and vocabulary at a level that can be readily understood. Far from being made up of dry facts, this course will also portray the fun and excitement that led most of us here in the first place. Attendees in the course will become well-prepared to understand, appreciate, enjoy, network, and learn from the rest of the SIGGRAPH Asia experience.
This is a half-day Beginning course. This course will be given lecture-style. There will be PowerPoint slides and live demos showing the use of computer graphics in applications These will be used to illustrate fundamental concepts (e.g., here is an image with and without perspective) and to illustrate those concepts in applications (e.g., here is the use of perspective in a visualization application and why you have to be careful when using it). The source code for the graphics program demos will be included on the conference DVD so that attendees can use them in their own applications and classes as well.
Because this is the first time that SIGGRAPH is being held in Korea, an introductory course taught by experienced practioners will be an important aspect of the conference.
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Prerequisites
The prerequisites for this course are a basic understanding of computers and algebra. We will fill in all other required knowledge by carefully planning the order of presentations.
