Overview
Description: This is an entry-level course which will introduce you to a wide range of topics in computer graphics, and prepare you for continued studies in more specialized sub-fields. You will become familiar with the technical challenges faced in capturing, displaying, and generating computer generated images. The course will introduce important concepts such as modeling of lights, cameras, materials and geometry, graphics hardware, trade-offs in physical realism and rendering time. A final project will give students the opportunity to create imaginative, technically complex visuals inspired by recent research literature. Click here for a more detailed weekly schedule.
Prerequisites: CS 107 & MATH 51, or instructor approval. Fluency in C/C++ and relevant IDEs.
Note: this is a General Education Requirements WAYS course in creative expression; students will be assessed in part on their ability to use their technical skills in support of aesthetic goals.
Time and Place
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-3:20pm
Skilling Auditorium, 494 Lomita Mall Stanford
Info
| Name | Office Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Zahid Hossain (zhossain@stanford.edu) | ||
| Course Assistants | David Hyde (cs148.staff@gmail.com) | Gates Basement Lobby: Saturdays: 1-5PM; Tuesdays: 7-9PM | |
| Minjae Lee (cs148.staff@gmail.com) | Gates 210: Mon to Fri till Aug 12th: 12:30 - 4:30PM | ||
| Jason Riggs (cs148.staff@gmail.com) | Gates B21: Mondays: 1:00-3:00PM; B21: Tuesdays: 4:30-6:30PM | ||
| Remote/SCPD students: Please check this Piazza post for the updated Google Hangouts links | |||
| Piazza Forum | https://piazza.com/stanford/summer2016/cs148 | ||
| Email all homeworks and reading assignments at: | cs148.staff@gmail.com | ||
Important Dates/Times
| Every Tuesday (1:30PM) | Reading assignment from previous week due |
| Every Thursday (11:59PM) | Homework from previous week due |
| July 21 (1:30PM) | Project proposal due (before class) |
| Aug 2 (11:59PM) | Project milestone due |
| Aug 10 (11:59PM) | SCPD/Remote Students: Youtube video presentation of final project due |
| Aug 11 (11:59PM) | Final project presentation |
| Aug 12 (11:59PM) | Final project report due |
Best Projects of Summber 2016
We compiled the best projects of Summer 2016 in three categories: Visuals, Technicals, and Creativity. See here for the list.Virtual Machine for Homeworks
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Final Project Guidelines
- Expectations and Project Suggestions
- Proposal Format
- Final Presentation & Final Report Guidelines and Logistics
- Best of Summber 2016
Schedule
| Week | Date | Topic | Readings | Homework | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jun 21 | Introduction | |||
| Jun 23 | Lights and Colors | RA1 | |||
| Week 2 | Jun 28 | Rasterization | RA2 | HW1 (solution) | RA1 Due |
| Jun 30 | Coordinates & Transformation | ||||
| Week 3 | Jul 05 | OpenGL | RA2 Due | ||
| Jul 07 | Textures | RA3 | HW2 | HW1 Due, Virtual Machine Posted | |
| Week 4 | Jul 12 | GPU, Shaders & OpenGL 3.2 | RA3 Due | ||
| Jul 14 | Basics of Rendering | RA4 Proj. Proposal | HW3 | HW2 Due | |
| Week 5 | Jul 19 | Materials | RA4 Due | ||
| Jul 21 | Ray-Tracing | RA5 | HW4 | HW3 Due. Project Proposal Due (1:30PM) | |
| Week 6 | Jul 26 | Geometric Modeling | RA5 Due | ||
| Jul 28 | Animation | RA6 | HW5 | HW4 Due | |
| Week 7 | Aug 02 | Physically Based Animation | Project Milestone Due (11:59PM) | ||
| Aug 04 | Sampling | HW5 Due | |||
| Week 8 | Aug 09 | Recap | |||
| Aug 11 | Final project presentation, (Best Projects) | ||||
| Aug 12 | Reserved Day | Project Report Due 11:59PM |
Grading
Grading and late policy details
Homeworks: 60%, Reading: 10%, Final project: 20%, Participation: 10%
Email all your submissions at: cs148.staff@gmail.com
Textbooks
[ebook] Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 3rd Ed. by Shirley et. al.
[ebook] OpenGL Programming Guide, 7th Edition by Shreiner.
Computer graphics : Principles and Practice by Foley et. al.