CS 5625 - Interactive Computer Graphics

General Information

Prerequisites

CS 4620 - Introduction to Computer Graphics

Topics Covered

• Deferred Shading
• Advanced BDRF Shading Models (Cook-Torrance, Isotropic, Anisotropic)
• Graphics Pipeline
• Environment Mapping
• Normal Mapping
• Real-time Reflection using cube maps / dynamic cube maps
• Shadow Maps / Shadow Volumes
• Ambient Occlusion
• Mesh Operations (Subdivisions, Spline Meshes)

Workload

4-5 programming assignments, a final project, and one or two prelims. The assignments can be done individually or in partners, while the final project can be done in groups of 2-5.

General Advice

Workload throughout the semester wasn’t too bad, but assignments can take longer than expected so it is a good idea to start early. This is even more important for the final project because you’ll want to have time to make it look polished.

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