Computer Graphics

• 39 hrs lectures

• 100 pts final exam

Student is able to implement discussed algortihms into the applications rendering 3D scenes and objects.

The aim of the course is to get the student acquanínted with the principles of 3D computer graphics with focus on the contemporary methods used in real-time and photorealistic graphics rendering of 3D scenes.

• Moeller, T., Haines, E., Real-time Rendering, AK Peters, 2008, ISBN 1568814240
• N. M. Thalmann; D. Thalmann : Editorial issue 31.3; Computer Animation And Virtual Worlds. 2020, ISSN 15464261
• Plus literature recommended during the lessons (papers).
• Foley, J., van Dam, A., Feiner, S., Hughes, J.: Computer Graphics - Principles and Practice. 3rd ed. Addison - Wesley, Massachusetts, 2013, ISBN 0321399528
• Žára, J. a kol.: Počítačová grafika - principy a algoritmy, Computer PRess, Praha, 2005,  ISBN 8025104540
• Plus other "ad-hoc" literature (papers).

• Foley, J., van Dam, A., Feiner, S., Hughes, J.: Computer Graphics - Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. Addison - Wesley, Massachusetts, 1990
• Žára, J. a kol.: Počítačová grafika - principy a algoritmy GRADA, Praha, 1992
• Moeller, T., Haines, E., Real-time Rendering, AK Peters, 1999, ISBN 1569911012
• Sillion, F., Puech, C., Radiosity and Global Illumination, Morgan Kaufmann, 1994, ISBN:1558602771
• Ebert, D., S. et al., Texturing and Modelling: A Procedural Approach, Academic Press, 1998, ISBN 0-12-228760-6 
• Thalmann, N., M., Thalmann, D., Interactive Computer Animation, Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN 0-13-518309-X

Plus literatura doporučená ve výuce (články).

In the first part of semester, teaching is through standard "lectures of teacher to students".

Breakdown of topics (example):

1. Introduction to the course, brief evaluation and "mapping of knowledge" of the students, update of the lecture topics
2. Projections revisited, homogeneous co-ordinates, example of projection construction, projection of points, lines, triangles and other objects
3. Rasterization, general principles, construction of rasteriazation equations for lines, circles, and ellipses
4. Colours, physics fundaments of colours, colours models used in computer graphics, acquisition and rendering of colour images
5. Geometry algebra - introduction, principles, objects, operations, demonstration and examples of usage, overview of advantages/disadvantages
6. Visibility, methods of visibility detection, representation of scenes, limitations of representation, holography
7. Realistic rendering, rendering of moving objects and scenes, additional aspects of realistic and real-time rendering

In the next part of semester, the course is conducted through a series of seminars where students present a presentation on topic of their choice that is followed by a discussion.

• Individual presentation

During the course, it is necessary to submit the summary of a selected topic and pass the exam. Teaching is performed as lectures and controlled seminars, the missed classes need to be replaced by self-study.