CS488 - Introduction to Computer Graphics - Lecture 1

Administrative Arrangements

Plagiarism, Cheating

Assignments

Environment

Format

• Very strict
• Signature, -2 if missing.
• Do assignment 0

Hand in to TA at the beginning of class.

Late if the TA has left the class.

• -2 basic late fee.
• plus, -1 per 3 hours.

Examinations

History of Computer Graphics

Radar

Vector Displays

• Calligraphic displays
• Oscilloscopes
• Era of the game

Raster Displays

• the frame buffer
• University of Utah
  • Evans & Sutherland
  • `All' the basic algorithms
• Era of the animated movie

GPUs

• SGI & GL (Jim Clark, Utah)
• Era of the virtual environment

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