ITI43309 Computer Graphics (Autumn 2009)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Mandatory course in the Master's Degree Programme in Computer Science.

Prerequisites

No special prerequisities beyond basic mathematics and programming skills.

Lecture Semester

Autumn 2009

Content

The first part of the course will focus on basis principles of Computer Gaphics and OpenGL, and programming in Java with JOGL. This part of the course will be given at the university college.

The second part of the course will focus on the building and use of non-trivial scenes. Tools will be Java3D with additional libraries for input control. This part of the course will be given at the Institute for Energy Technology, Halden.

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures, project work and labs.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The students will complete one project in each of the two parts of the course. The projects will be presented on the web and in a plenary session. The two projects are mandatory.

The projects must be approved before the final exam.

Examination

The assessment is based on a report on the two projects carried out in the course. An oral exam may additionally take place and may influence the final assessment.

Grades: A - F.

In the case of Fail, the student must submit and present a new or amended project report.

Literature

Recommended literatur:

- Shreinser, Dav, Woo, Mason, Neider, Jackie & Davis, Tom: "OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning Opengl". Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0321481003
or
- Angel, Edward: "Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL", 5. ed. Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0321535863
or OpenGL Shading Language
- Wright, Richard S, Lipchak, Benjamin & Haemel, Nicholas: "OpenGL SuperBible", 4. ed. Addison-Wesley ISBN 0-321-49882-8

For further information, see
http://www.ia.hiof.no/~borres/j3dkurs/resources.html