Computer Graphics

The course aims to provide broad knowledge about algorithms for three dimensional computer graphics and also gives the student experience in implementing basic 3Dgraphic techniques.<br> The course provides knowledge of the principles used to create images through computer algorithms. The primary focus is on real-time rendering and photo realistic rendering. <br> The first part of the course covers real-time rendering, where techniques and data structures for e.g. illumination, special effects, shadows and reflections will be studied.<br> Design of graphics hardware and speedup algorithms will also be treated. The second part focus on generating photo-realistic images and includes the studying of algorithms for ray tracing and global illumination. Overall, the course provides explanations and some capabilities to, on a basic level, apply corresponding mathematics, e.g., object and camera transformations, light/material interaction, and intersection tests. For this, linear algebra is used. The course contains some programming tutorials, giving the students practical skills concerning programming for 3D-graphics.