3D Computer Graphics

Computer Graphics covers the set of techniques enabling the synthesis of animated virtual worlds. The applications range from entertainment (special effects, 3D feature films, video games) to industrial design (modelling and visualizing prototypes) and virtual reality (flight simulator, interactive walk-trough). This course introduces the domain by presenting the bases for the creation of 3D models, their animation, and the rendering of the corresponding 3D scene. Student will practice through programming exercices in OpenGL.

Schedule

Ensimag (in french)
- Lectures (Tuesday 11h15-12h45): Thibault Tricard and Jean-Sébastien Franco
- Practicals group 1 (Tuesday 13h30-15h00): Jean-Sébastien Franco
- Practicals group 2 (Tuesday 13h30-15h00): Thibault Tricard
- Practicals group 3 (Tuesday 13h30-15h00): Briac Toussaint
Polytech (in French)
- Lectures (Tuesday 11h15-12h45): Thibault Tricard and Jean-Sébastien Franco
- Practicals (Wednesday 8h-9h30, and Friday on week 2): Jean-Sébastien Franco

In the following schedule, lectures are in blue and lab sessions in green:

It is recommended to read the Practical introduction page before starting lab sessions.

Week	Date	First slot	Second slot
1	30/01	Introduction / Graphic pipeline	Practical 1: First steps
2	13/02	Practical 2: Meshes and modeling
3	20/02	Geometric Representations	Practical 3: Hierarchical modeling
4	05/03	Local illumination	Practical 4: Local illumination
5	12/03	Textures	Practical 5: Texturing
6	19/03	Principles of Animation	Practical 6: Keyframe animation
7	26/03	Animation Models	Project session 1
8	02/04	Advanced Geometry	Project session 2
9	09/04	Advanced Rendering	Project session 3
10	16/04	Advanced Animation	Exam preparation
11	30/04	Project Defense

Ressources

Evaluation

This course will be evaluated through:

A project assignment in OpengGL4 / Python, per group of 2 or 3 students (50% of the final course mark)
A 2h written exam (50% of the final course mark)

Previous year exam sheets are provided as examples.

References