CSCI 480 ("CS480") -- Computer Graphics --

Dr. Saty Raghavachary

DreamWorks AnimationUSCGnomonTD-College

This is an introductory course on 3D computer graphics. The following description is from the 'USC Catalogue':
480 Computer Graphics (3, FaSp): Hardware for interactive graphic systems; picture representations; data structures for graphics; picture processing techniques; languages for graphics; survey of applications such as animation and simulation. Prerequisite: CSCI 102.

Click here to see what 'ABET'-related program outcomes are expected to result from your taking this course.

I'm Head of Training (and also [continue to] do graphics software development) at DreamWorks Animation during the day, and teach this class part-time on evenings. Here is my brief bio and USC Directory listing .



Course-related announcements

8/23/10: Welcome!

Hope you enjoy this course (how can CG not be fun?!) and learn from it. Over the next few weeks, we'll look at a variety of facets of CG: math, algorithms, commercial software, applications (animation/visual effects for movies/games/TV/web/..) etc.



Fun

Images/animations

'Monsters' built with Processing (move/click the mouse around in each!):

Misc.

'Processing' artwork

Locomotion, wind powered!

A flurry of activity!

Another flurry..


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