General Graphics Resources

Local Resources

• Ray tracing
• Understanding Color
• Modeling Basics
• Design and Evaluation of Your Work
• Java Applets and Light Spectra
• POV-Ray
  • POV-Ray Examples
  • 2D Transformations
  • Interaction of Light and Surfaces
  • Povray Finishes
  • Projections in POV-Ray
  • Anti-aliasing in POV-Ray
  • Heightfields
  • Blobs
  • Animation and Hierarchical Modeling
  • Media
  • Fog
  • Moray Examples: vase.mdl,  redParticles.mdl
• Image File formats
• Convolution
• 2D Procedural Textures
• Java 3D Overview
• Optical Illusions and more
• The 3D Rendering Pipeline:
  • Conceptual
  • Geometry Stage
• Shadow Maps
• Materials and Maps
• Radiosity
• Creating an Animation
• Example Roles
• Flowhart
• Some Animation History
• Curve Representation
• Modeling Basics
• Silly animation showing path and look-at constraints

Links to Online Resources

• Programming in Java and Java3D
  • Sun's Java
  • Sun's Java 2D
  • Java 3D:
    • Sun's Java3D
    • Sun's tutorial
    • Sun's FAQ
    • j3d.org
• Programming in OpenGL
  • OpenGL.org
• Ray Tracing Sites
• POV-Ray Web Page
• Raytracing Frequently Asked Questions
• Ray Tracing Tutorial by Jamis Buck
• ACM Related Sites
• Association for Computing Machinery
• SIGGRAPH
• HyperGraph
• Animations
• Pixar
• Pixar Shorts:
• The Adventures of Andre and Wally B (1984)
• Luxo Jr. (First computer animation to be nominated for an Academy Award, 1986)
• Red's Dream (1987)
• Tin Toy (1988, first computer animation to win an Academy Award)
• Knick Knack (1989)
• Geri's Game (Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short 1997)
• For the Birds (Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short 2001)
• Will Vinton Studio
• Rhythm and Hues Commercials
• Bouncing Balls
• Larry's Toon Institute
• Amazing Kids
• About Animation
• University of Washington Computer Animation Links
• Principles of Animation:
• Kerlow's Page
• University of Washington
• History of Classical and Computer Animation
• Eadweard Muybridge and the zoöpraxiscope
• Some History of computer animation
• Michael Morrison's History of Computer Animation
• Kerlow's The Art of 3D Computer Animation
• Disney web page
• Graphics Misc
• The Utah Teapot
• Code of Graphics Gems (http://www.acm.org/tog/GraphicsGems/)
• ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee: Hypergraph
• Radiosity: Overview by Allen Martin
• Mach Bands
• Photon Maps
• Book and animations: Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping
• Example images
• Curves
• An Interactive Introduction to Splines
• Introduction to Computing with Geometry Notes
• Line-Drawing Algorithms
• Subdivisional surfaces: overview, tutorial.
• Area-Filling Algorithms
• Optical Illusions
• IllusionWorks
• Size Constancy
• Ames Room Illusion
• Depth Ambiguity

Books

• See listing.

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