Links
CS 445: Computer Graphics

Javascript

• Javascript and Browser Support:
  • Javascipt Versions
  • You can check out the compatability of your browser.
• w3schools.
• HTML5 canvas
• HTML keyboard and mouse events. Some examples are here.

Webgl & OpenGL

• GPU vs CPU taken from Video Graphics and Genomics: A Real Game Changer?
• SIGGRAPH University - Of particular interest is the An Introduction to WebGL Programming
• OpenGL Extensions Viewer - Use this to determine what version of Opengl and GLSL is running on your own computer.
• Industry-wide OpenGL Information
• Khronos & WebGL, About Khronos
• 3D Rendering Pipeline
• WebGL & GLSL API References
• WebGL API
• WebGL 1.0 Quick Reference Card
• WebGL Fundamentals
• WebGL 1.0 Specs
• OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 4.3, by Dave Shreiner, Graham Sellers, John M. Kessenich, Bill M. Licea-Kane
• 3D Graphics with OpenGL: Basic Theory
• Hardware View
• Why use the GPU? GPU vs CPU
• OpenGL Books
• GPU Gems

Misc

• SIGGRAPH
• View Frustrum
• Projections
• Color
• Phong Lighting - Note, we will need normals for all of the above shapes.
• For an entertaining lecture on lighting, see Knoll's Computer Class, episode 1 and others.
• Generating Random Fractal Terrain - Diamond Square Algorithm
• The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository

Ray Tracing

• POV-Ray
• Ray Tracing notes
• Calculating intersections of rays and objects. For this, we need the equations of
  • Spheres
  • Plane
  • Cylinder
  • Cones
  • Algebraic Surfaces
  • Steiner Surfaces