MV 4470: Image Synthesis

Spring 2005

Lecture: MTW 1100-1200, ME-275
Lab: R 1000-1200, ME-275

All slides will be here from now on: \\kiska\TroyPublic\MV4470Kolsch (local access only)

"homework 0" (due Tuesday 3/29/05 in class):
install OpenSceneGraph, install Visual Studio .NET 2003, download OpenSceneGraph-Data, run: osgviewer.exe cow.osg, download NPS_Tutorials, compile & run Tutorial_02
hw1, due Wednesday, 4/6/2005 in class
hw2, due Thursday, 4/14/2005 in class
hw3, due Thursday, 4/21/2005 in class
hw4, due Thursday, 4/28/2005 in class
hw5, due Thursday, 5/5/2005 in class
hw6, due Thursday, 5/19/2005 in class
hw7, due Thursday, 6/9/2005 in class

Textbook: Real-Time Rendering, by Tomas Akenine-Möller and Eric Haines, ~880 pages, from A.K. Peters Ltd., 2nd edition, ISBN 1568811829, list price $59.
Joe Sullivan's MV4470 page
A good introduction to Cg and an extensive look at the graphics pipeline: Chapter 1 of nVidia's Cg Tutorial.
Another book: Interactive Computer Graphics, Edward Angel, 3rd Edition
Open Scene Graph

Mathias Kölsch, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department

Office hours: whenever I'm in the office, or by email appointment.
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact me!