Computer Graphics - WMM9MO63

Goal(s)

The overall objective is to acquire advanced knowledge in Geometric Modeling, Animation and Rendering. In Geometric Modeling, the main objective is to learn how to define, control and manipulate meshes. In Animation the goal is to learn advanced animation techniques from papers. In Rendering the objective is to learn and implement the main techniques for real-time rendering, photorealistic rendering and expressive rendering.

Content(s)

This is an advanced lecture in Computer Graphics. It is divided in the three topics Geometric Modeling, Animation and Rendering. In Geometric Modeling we focus on meshes. We describe the main data structures for meshes. We explain how to construct meshes from different inputs. We introduce the algorithmic tools for processing meshes, using discrete differential geometry operators. The animation part is composed of 12 lessons presented during 4 lectures. Each lesson focuses on one important concept in computer animation, one of the 12 principles of traditional animation, and one research paper. This includes Keyframe animation, Forward and inverse kinematics, Motion planning, Rigging and skinning, and Mass spring systems. The rendering part focus on how to display a picture on the screen, so that it looks pleasing for the viewer. The topics presented include Materials and BRDFs, Shadow and shadow maps, Global illumination techniques, Monte-carlo ray-tracing , Level-of-Detail techniques and Expressive rendering. The main rendering techniques are implemented by the students in three homeworks.

basic knowledge in linear algebra and computer graphics