VISGRAF - IMPA

Design and Implementation of
3D Graphics Systems

Description

This course is a masters / doctoral level graphics course emphasizing the practical aspects of the discipline. It covers modeling and rendering of three dimensional scenes.

The course is divided into fundamentals and trends. The fundamental part encompasses basic concepts of the area while the trends part addresses recent developments.

Under this methodology, the basic material does not change, but each edition of the course focuses on a research theme of interest (see previous offerings below).

Level

The course is part of the graduate program in Computer Graphics maintained by IMPA. It is a regular course, taught every fall (March-July period), and is recommended for first year master and PhD students.

Pre-requisites

Linear Algebra
Calculus of one and several variables
Proficiency in Programming Languages
Data Structures and Algorithms
Basic Concepts of Computer Graphics

Since this course concentrates on 3D graphics students should have completed the discipline 2D Graphics, which covers the two-dimensional aspects of the area.

Topics

Color and Digital Images
Geometric Modeling
Visualization of 3D Surfaces
Surface Illumination

A detailed course syllabus is also available.

Bibliography

L. Velho and J.Gomes Sistemas Graficos 3D. Serie Computacao e Matematica, SBM/IMPA, 2001. (in portuguese)

J. Gomes and L.Velho, Computacao Grafica Volume 1. Serie Computacao e Matematica, SBM/IMPA, 1998. (in portuguese)

Current and previous offerings of this course

March-July 2023 (AI Graphics - Theory and Practice)
March-July 2022 (Machine Learning for Modeling and Rendering)
March-July 2021 (A.I. Graphics)
March-July 2020 (from New Media to A.I.)
March-July 2019 (Blender and Unity - V 4.0)
March-July 2018 (Blender and Unity - V 2.0)
March-July 2017 (Blender and Unity)
March-July 2016 (Modeling and Visualization Architectures)
March-July 2015 (Modeling and Visualization Architectures)
March-July 2014 (Modeling and Visualization Architectures)
March-July 2013 (3D Graphics in Mobile Platforms)
March-July 2012 (Simulation of Photorealism)
March-July 2011 (Programmable Pipelines)
March-July 2010 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2009 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2008 (Sketch-Based Modeling and Illustrative Rendering)
March-July 2007 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2006 (Advanced Image Synthesis)
March-July 2005 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2004 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2003 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2002 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2001 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 2000 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 1999 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 1998 (3D Graphics Systems)
March-July 1997 (3D Graphics Systems)

Highlights from previous editions

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Design and Implementation of3D Graphics Systems