CSU0021 計算機圖學(Computer Graphics)

Fall 2019

Syllabus

Announcement:

• The TA of this class is 許廷宇 <arthur8371 ＠ gmail‧com>. You can  find him at the CG Lab (room 209, phone extension 6677) if you need any assistance.

Assignments: (Enter Moodle to submit your homeworks)

• Assignment 1 (due 10/2): Draw at least two triangles with per-vertex colors.
• Assignment 2 (due 10/16): User input with sliders.
• Assignment 3 (due 11/7): Draw three animating cubes. Download the example code here.
• Assignment 4 (due 12/4): Draw many different objects.  Download the example code here.
• (New!) Final Project (proposal due 12/12, demo on 1/9).

Lecture Materials: (Example WebGL code is here.)

• Sep. 12: Introduction; (PPT, ODF)                    
• Sep. 19: OpenGL & WebGL Programming; (PPT, ODF)
• Sep. 26: Vertex Buffer Objects and Shader Attributes; (PPT, ODF)
• Oct. 03: User Input and Animation in WebGL; (PPT, ODF)
• Oct. 17: Viewing and Projection; (PPT, ODF)
• Oct. 24: Shading; (PPT, ODF) (Lab)
• Oct. 31: continued
• Nov. 07: Mouse Input (PPT, ODF); 3D Models (PPT, ODF);
• Nov. 14: Midterm Exam
• Nov. 21: Texture Mapping (PPT, ODF); WebGL Textures (PPT, ODF);
• Nov. 28: Bump Mapping (PPT, ODF); Rasterization (PPT, ODF); (handout)
• Dec. 05: Web Audio API; (PPT, ODF)
• Dec. 12: Antialiasing; (PPT, ODF)
• Dec. 19: Colors; (PPT, ODF)
• Dec. 26: Shadow Mapping; (PPT, ODF)
• (New!) Jan. 02: Lecture by Aja Huang at 公館校區國際會議廳.
• Jan. 09: Project Demo;
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• CG short films that were mentioned in class.

Tools & Example Codes:

• (New!) TWGL.js, a tiny WebGL helper library.
• glMatrix JavaScript library for WebGL.
• GLUT library (documents in HTML, in PDF, header & binary precompiled for MS Windows).
• A simple OpenGL example cube.c (GLUT requied).
• GLM: OBJ model file format reader
• GLUI User Interface Library.
• GLEW: The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library
• Blender: a free open source 3D content creation tool (The “Blender Foundations: The Essential Guide to Learning Blender 2.6” eBook is available from NTNU library.)

3D Models:

• McGuire Graphics Data.
• The Sponza Atrium model: a local copy; an updated version at the CryENGINE3 download site.
• Lighting Challenges from 3DRender.com.
• A cow model (in OBJ format).
• The Utah 3D Animation Repository.
• Some free 3D architecture models at: http://tf3dm.com/3d-models/architecture
• Some more 3D models may be obtained at http://lodbook.com/models/.

References:

• The code and data in Ed Angel's "Interactive Computer Graphics" book are available in the author's website.
• The “Beginning WebGL for HTML5” eBook is available at the NTNU Library. (Link)
• The “OpenGL Superbible” eBook is available at the NTNU Library. (Link)
• The sample code of the book “OpenGL Superbible” is available at its companion website.
• SIGGRAPH University videos on Youtube.
• SIGGRAPH Course, An Interactive Introduction To OpenGL Programming. (alternative link)
• Online version of the OpenGL Programming Guide (The Red Book) ver.1.1. (alternative link)
• Online version of the OpenGL Reference Manual (The Blue Book) ver.1.4.
• OpenGL Shading Language Quick Reference Guide (in PDF) and Full Specification (in PDF) at OpenGL.org.
• Online OpenGL Shading Language tutorials: (1) at Lighthouse 3D  (2) at OpenGL.org.
• Description of the OBJ format for 3D models.
• NVIDIA Developer Documentation page offers many interesting articles about rendering.