CS32110 - INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Module Identifier

CS32110

Module Title

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Dr Yonghuai Liu

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Dr Frederic Labrosse, Dr Reyer Zwiggelaar, Dr Simon M Garrett, Dr Yonghuai Liu

Pre-Requisite

MA28010 , CS21120

Course delivery

Lecture

20 lectures

Other

Workshop. Up to 3 x 1hr

Practical

2 non-assessed worksheets

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	100%
Supplementary Exam	Will take the same form, under the terms of the Department's policy.

Further details

http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CS32110

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will:

be able to select and deploy appropriate geometrical theories and algorithms behind interactive and reactive 2-dimensional games and know some techniques necessary for their creation;
be able to describe and apply the main concepts behind 3-dimensional graphics standards;
be able to describe and critique different methods of image synthesis from 3-dimensional models;
be aware of the variety of hardware and software technologies that allow the creation of complex animations.

Brief description

The course concentrates on several aspects of Interactive Computer Graphics: animation, game programming, 2- and 3-dimensional graphics and design of interactive games. Geometric transformations are also introduced. This module involves practical graphics programming and students will need a basic knowledge of the Java programming language.

Aims

This module intends to introduce to students the basic concepts of interactive computer graphics including:

animation;
interactivity (game programming);
Java3D;
principles of image formation.

Content

1. Graphics Systems Overview - 1 lecture
Important definitions, major components and features of interactive graphics systems.

2. 2D game programming - 6 lectures
2D coordinate systems, animation basics, sprites, interactions between objects, interactivity, programming, creation of a game.

3. 3D Graphics- 7 lectures, 2 practicals
3D programming models, output primitives and attributes, model creation and editing, display. Constructing hierarchical models, viewing models, animating models, interacting with models.

4. Animation - 4 lectures
Creation, different actors and elements, key-framing, morphing, artificial behaviours.

5. Interactivity and Games - 4 lectures
Story-boarding, models of interactivity, interactivity and story-telling.

Module Skills

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
P.Cooley (2001) The Essence of Computer Graphics Pearson Education Ltd. ISBN 0130162838
G. W. Rowe Computer graphics with Java Palgrave ISBN 033392097X

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6