Lab 6: Final Project
CS 445: Computer Graphics, Fall 2010

[previous lab][schedule] Assignments are due at the beginning of class on Tues, Nov 23 (part 1), Thurs, Dec 2 (part 2), and Tues/Thur, Dec 7&9 (part 3). For details on what to turn in, see the Deliverables section at the bottom of this page. This lab is worth 30 points (or 3 times the weight of a normal weekly lab).

Goals

Implement a non-trivial application that combines most of the concepts learned over the semester (modeling & scene graphs, viewing & navigation, lighting, shading, texturing).
(Optional) As part of the application, learn a topic in OpenGL that was not covered in labs (e.g. vertex arrays, shaders, mipmapping, environment maps, fog, picking, stereo, shadows, etc)
You may work alone or with others. If you work in a group, it is important that each person has a range of things to do. Group projects are also expected to be more complex than individual projects.

Examples

A 3D game
A mathematical visualation described by Professor McNicholas (see her for specifics).
Using a DEM in some type of application or game.
A scientific visualization. Examples (these are more complex than you can do here but they can give you an idea of what people are doing)
- NSF List of Application Areas
- Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center: Scientific Visualization Gallery
- Molecular visualization. Protein molecule structures are stored in Protein Data Bank (pdb) files. See RCSB PDB. For example, here is adrenaline, or download as zip: adrenaline (zip).
A set of tools for building geometry (e.g. to be used to create a building or city)
Tools for reading, efficiently viewing (vertex buffer objects required), and creating a scene containing large complex models such as obj or ply files. Maya allows you to save to obj. Code for obj and ply readers can be found online but are probably all in c or c++. Example models can be found at:
- The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository: ply models for the dragon, bunny, happy buddha, etc. Some of these are ascii and some are binary.
- Chromosphere obj files. Here is a simple example of a cube obj file (or download as zip: cube.zip) .

Deliverables:

Tues, Nov 23: Write a one page typewritten project proposal. Include a breakdown of the project into an intermediate stage and a final stage. Email this proposal to gorr, and be prepared to discuss it in class on Nov 23. The proposal should include:
- A description of the application. Be as specific and detailed as possible - one sentence is not adequate. For example, if it is a game, what is the "look" of the game and what are the rules, goals, etc.
- If you are working in a group, you should clearly identify what each person will be doing.
- What do you view as the most challenging aspect of this project?
- Intermediate Stage: Identify what you plan to have completed by Thurs, Dec 2
- What OpenGL elements will be used.
- References & bibliography (if relevant)
- Data Sources (if relevant)
- Other (if relevant)
Thurs, Dec 2: Demo the intermediate stage.
Tue/Thurs, Dec 7 or 9: Give a short presentation and demo of final project to class. We may be able to fit these all on the last day. If not, however, we will take volunteers to present earlier on Dec 7. Note, the final code does not have to be submitted until the 9th.
Thurs, Dec 9: Submit final program via wise. Be sure to add Javadocs (within reason) so that someone other than you could understand what the code is doing. Include a brief typewritten user manual (e.g. 1 page max, pdf) which includes 1) A description of the application, and 2) anything the user needs to know in order to run the program.

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Lab 6: Final Project CS 445: Computer Graphics, Fall 2010

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Lab 6: Final Project
CS 445: Computer Graphics, Fall 2010