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PreHistory. The foundations of computer graphics can be traced to artistic and mathematical ``inventions,'' for example, Euclid (circa 300 - 250 BC) who's formulation of geometry provides a basis for graphics concepts. Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 - 1446) architect, goldsmith, and sculptor who is noted for his use of perspective.
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ACM SIGGRAPH: Worldwide conference for computer graphics professionals held annually since 1974. (The acronym stands for the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer...
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1. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practiceby John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, et al. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2014. Classic introductory textbook, now in its third edition. 2. Computer Graphics: Theory and Practiceby Jonas Gomes et al. CRC Press, 2012. A relatively accessible up-to-date introduction, with less complex math than some of the other basic texts. 3. Computer Graphics: Theory into Practiceby Jeffrey J. McConnell. Jones and Bartlett, 2006. A much more theoretical and abstract...
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1. AutoCAD for Dummiesby Bill Fane. John Wiley & Sons, 2019. How to create and annotate technical drawings and models with AutoCAD. 2. Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Constructionby Ghassan Aouad, Angela Lee, and Song Wu. Spon, 2012. Very much an applied introducton to 2D, 3D, and 4D CAD. 3. AutoCAD: Professional Tips and Techniquesby Lynn Allen and Scott Onstott. Addison-Wesley, 2007. Hands-on introduction to one of the industry-standard CAD packages. 4. Compute...
Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great deal of specialized hardware and software has been developed, with the displays of most ...
May 18, 2020 · OpenGL is supported by the graphics hardware in most modern computing devices, including desktop computers, laptops, and many mobile devices. This section will give you a bit of background about the history of OpenGL and about the graphics hardware that supports it. In the first desktop computers, the contents of the screen were managed ...
The GPU, [3] or graphics processing unit, is the unit that allows the graphics card to function. It performs a large amount of the work given to the card. The majority of video playback on a computer is controlled by the GPU. Once again, a GPU can be either integrated or dedicated. Video Memory is built-in RAM on the graphics card, which ...
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motion capture. image-based rendering. early 1990s - non-photorealistic rendering. Drebin et al. (1988), Levoy (1988) - volume rendering Haeberli (1990) - impressionistic paint programs Salesin et al. (1994-) - automatic pen-and-ink illustration. – Meier (1996) - painterly rendering. late 1990s - image-based rendering.
What is Computer Graphics? Different things in different contexts: – pictures, scenes that are generated by a computer. – tools used to make such pictures, software and hardware, input/output devices. – the whole field of study that involves these tools and the pictures they produce.
