F20GA - Computer Graphics

Course leader(s):

Stefano Padilla (Edinburgh, September)
Ahmad Ryad Soobhany (Dubai, September)
John See Su Yang (Malaysia, September)

Aims

Investigate Computer Graphics theory and develop programming skills in 2D/3D Graphics and Animation.

Syllabus

1. 3D Graphics Basics, Modelling and Animation (1.1 • Computer Graphics concepts and practical introduction to Graphics Programming., 1.2 • Modelling of 3D Objects., 1.3 • Animation systems and concepts., 1.4 • Tools, environments, coding practices and industrial applications.)

2. Graphics and Animation using Games Engines (2.1 • Computer Graphics concepts and practical introduction to Graphics Programming., 2.2 • Vertices, triangles, meshes, display lists and models., 2.3 • Hierarchical modelling and scene graphs understanding and representation., 2.4 • 2D and 3D transformations, homogeneous coordinates, matrices multiplication., 2.5 • Model, world, camera, scene and projection spaces., 2.6 • Lighting and global illumination models., 2.7 • Shadows, occlusions and reflections., 2.8 • Basics of procedural and physical animations., 2.9 • Animation systems and concepts., 2.10 • Animation skeletons, poses, clips, skinning and blending., 2.11 • Tools, environments, coding practices and industrial applications.)

3. Real-time Graphics and Animation (3.1 • Computer Graphics concepts and practical introduction to Graphics Programming., 3.2 • Vertices, triangles, meshes, display lists and models., 3.3 • Hierarchical modelling and scene graphs understanding and representation., 3.4 • 2D and 3D transformations, homogeneous co-ordinates, matrices multiplication., 3.5 • Model, world, camera, scene and projection spaces., 3.6 • Instancing and tessellation., 3.7 • Materials, texture mapping and shading., 3.8 • Lighting and global illumination models., 3.9 • Shadows, occlusions and reflections., 3.10 • Real-time and offline rendering pipelines., 3.11 • Basics of procedural and physical animations., 3.12 • Animation systems and concepts., 3.13 • Animation skeletons, poses, clips, skinning and blending., 3.14 • Tools, environments, coding practices and industrial applications.)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:

describe core concepts, elements, and components to create and animate 3D graphics.
construct scene graphs, hierarchical models, and spaces to build real-time scenes.
contrast materials and light models to produce distinct models and scenes.
build in groups small-scale rendering and animation systems for a wide set of domains or applications.
demonstrate modelling, transformations, and projection concepts to manipulate scenes.
design outputs and interactive systems to communicate concepts and solve problems with 3D components.

Further details

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SCQF Level: 10

Credits: 15