Welcome toIntroduction to

Computer Graphics

CSE 470 (598)

Arizona State University

Spring 2005

Introduction toComputer Graphics

• Instructor: Dianne Hansford

• Teaching Assistant: Robby Walker

• Website: http://www.eas.asu.edu/~cse470

Course Overview

Categories of Computer Graphics:

1) Real-time rendering

> Topic of this course> Visualizing scientific data, games, or prep for pre-rendered> Interaction!

2) Pre-rendered> Advanced CG courses> Movies, commercials, art, entertainment, games

> Ray tracing, radiosity, photon mapping, ….

Real-time Rendering Methodswireframe

Real-time Rendering Methodswireframe with hidden line removal

Real-time Rendering Methods

flat shading smooth shading

Pre-rendered Method: Ray Tracing

From: http://jedi.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/raytracer/raygallery/stills.html

Pre-rendered Method: Radiosity

From Cornell University graphics group

Pre-rendered Method: Photon Mapping

From Henrik Wann Jensen’s web page: http://graphics.ucsd.edu/~henrik/

Course Plan

• Focus on real-time rendering

• Follow the “pipeline”

• Implement main ideas with OpenGL

• Review “pre-rendered” methods

• Create cool programs!