After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand fundamental topics in computer graphics, based on the module "Introduction to Visual Computing".

By impementing a graphical application, stduents can also:

• use a higher programming language
• use a graphics API including shading laguage for GPU programming
• apply computer graphics in a practical context.

A lecture part covers foundational methods of computer graphics:

• Modeling techniques
• Data structures for graphical data
• Sampling and reconstruction of signals
• Texturing
• Advanced shading

In a lab part, smaller programming assignments cover: setting up an OpenGL/C++ project, generating geometrical objects, transformations and viewing pipeline, lighting and shading, texturing.

Lecture part, practical assignments, oral exam.

Please register in TISS before the first lecture unit so that we can provide access to the lab part materials.

ECTS Breakdown:

Lecture part:

3 ECTS = 75 hours

• Lecture: 30 hours
• Literature research: 15 hours
• Exam preparation: 30 hours

Practical part:

1h Introduction
5h Introductory lessons
1h Submission Talks
4h Preparation for Submission Talks
8h Task 1
10h Task 2
10h Task 3
12h Task 4
12h Task 5
12h Task 6
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75h corresponds to 3 ECTS of  25h each

Practical part:

• 6 assignments, 2 submission talks resulting in a total of 100 regular points
• Up to 46 specialization points can be obtained (of which up to 6 are rewarded by completing the exercises with Vulkan)
• In order to pass the course at least 50 points on regular tasks are necessary
• Spezialization points only count when this minimum requirement is reached and can be used to improve the grade
• Points are converted to a grade by using the following formula: grade = clamp(-0.067 * points + 7.83, 0.5, 5.0)

Registration for the submission talks: TUWEL

Lecture part:

• Examination mode oral, closed book exam
• 3 questions with separate grades, overall grade will be the average of all 3 questions round to two decimal places
• Everything <4.50 is considered a passing grade
• Duration approx. 15 minutes
• Prerequisites online examination: camera, microphone, stable internet connection
• Subject matter: all topics covered in the lecture, especially the understanding of the concepts presented
• Learning materials: lecture slides, reader, book Fundamentals of Computer Graphics by Shirley and Marschner, 4th edition.
• In special cases, such as severe test anxiety, we can adapt the examination mode. Please write to us under gcg23@cg.tuwien.ac.at to individually discuss you case.

Registration for the oral exam: TISS

Overall

The oral exam contributes 40%, the exercise submissions 60% to the overall grade of this course. The resulting grade will be round off based on the first digital place (meaning 4.49 == 4, 4.50 == 5). You need to pass both the lecture and exercise with a passing grad to get an overall passing grade for this course.

Programming

Computer graphics knowledge from the VU Introduction to Visual Computing