CPSC 424 Schedule

Reading is to be done for the class period where it is listed.

Things in light gray have not been assigned yet; dates may shift slightly.

		Assignments
Week 1: 8/26-8/30 Topics: course introduction; fundamentals

Mon	Reading: (do sometime this week) Eck, chapter 1 Slides: course introduction

Tue		lab 1 Preliminaries

Wed	Reading: Eck, sections 2.1-2.2 Slides: fundamentals (image representation, elements of 3D graphics, coordinate systems, light and color)

Fri	Reading: Eck, section 2.3 Slides: transformations
Week 2: 9/2-9/6 Topics: hierarchical modeling, scene graphs; OpenGL 1.1 - geometry

Mon	Reading: Eck, section 2.4 Slides and Examples: hierarchical modeling cart example - look for the "draw scene" section of the `display` method

Tue	Examples: animation	lab 2 Hierarchical Modeling

Wed	Reading: Eck, sections 3.1-3.3 Eck, sections 3.5, 3.6.2, and A.2 Sections 3.5 (linear algebra), 3.6.2 (using JOGL), and A.2 (a brief introduction to C) contain supporting material that will be useful as we study OpenGL. You do not need to read all three sections for Wednesday's class, but you should look through them to note what information is there and then read them more carefully when that material becomes relevant. Slides: 3D graphics and OpenGL 1.1 (primitives, color, 3D transforms, coordinate systems, viewing pipeline)

Fri	Slides: viewing pipeline (viewing, projections)
Week 3: 9/9-9/13 Topics: OpenGL 1.1 - geometry; OpenGL 1.1 - lighting and materials

Mon	Slides: viewing pipeline (parallel projections recap, perspective, projections in OpenGL, nuts and bolts of OpenGL/JOGL programs)

Tue		lab 3 Primitives and Projections

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 3.4 Slides: modeling - efficiency in representation and execution (indexed face sets, `glDrawArrays`, `glDrawElements`, display lists)

Fri	Reading: Eck, sections 4.1-4.2 Slides and Examples: `glDrawElements` example (drawing a triangle mesh), Dodecahedron.java (full program) lighting (basic lighting equation)
Week 4: 9/16-9/20 Topics: lighting and materials, image textures

Mon	Slides: lighting (extensions - color, attenuation, spotlights; lights and materials in OpenGL) correction for spotlights (an extra property to set)

Tue		lab 4 Lights and Materials

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 4.3 Slides: lighting and textures (lights in OpenGL, image textures) correction for spotlights (an extra property to set)

Fri	Reading: Eck, section 4.4 Slides: textures scene graphs		midterm project Scene Graph API
Week 5: 9/23-9/27 Topics: WebGL - basics, JavaScript, GLSL, textures

Mon	Reading: Eck, sections 6.1-6.2 Eck, section A.3 WebGL is an implementation of OpenGL for the web, and WebGL programs will be written in JavaScript. This section provides an overview of the key features of JavaScript. You should look through it to note key similarities and differences from Java, then refer back to it as needed for the details. Slides: WebGL program structure

Tue	coordinates for prism and house	lab 5 Textures and More

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 6.3 Slides and Examples: WebGL program structure, GLSL examples: RGB triangle, RGB triangles (simple shaders) - view page source to see the program text webgl-utils.js (utility functions)

Fri	Reading: Eck, sections 6.4-6.5 Slides and Examples: WebGL - textures examples: single texture, multiple textures, also applying modeling transform to texture coordinates - view page source to see the program text webgl-utils.js (utility functions)
Week 6: 9/30-10/4 Topics: WebGL - GLSL, transformations

Mon	Reading: Eck, section 7.1 Slides and Examples: WebGL - transformations examples: incorporating modelview and projection transforms, transforms and textures - view page source to see the program text webgl-utils.js (utility functions) gl-matrix-min.js (glMatrix) simple-rotator.js, trackball-rotator.js (mouse-driven rotation) basic-object-models-IFS.js (object definitions)

Tue		lab 6 WebGL I - Transforms, IFS Objects, Textures

Wed	exam 1 review information

Fri	Reading: Eck, section B.1 (in Appendix B) It is most effective to read this section along with running Blender, so you can try out the operations right away. You will be best able to make the most of Friday's time in class if you do this before coming to class, but if you are short on time, at least looking through the section to get a sense of how Blender works (without running Blender) is better than nothing. Blender is available on the lab computers, and the introduction to Appendix B indicates how to get it if you want to install it on your own computer. In Class: Blender lab 1 - meet in Rosenberg 009
Week 7: 10/7-10/11 Topics: WebGL - lighting and material

Mon	Reading: Eck, section 7.2 Slides: WebGL - lighting and shading

Tue		lab 7 WebGL II - Lighting and Shading

Wed	Slides: lab 7 details (lighting models, draw outlines) WebGL program structure recap

Fri	Reading: Eck, section B.2 (in Appendix B) In Class: Blender lab 2 - meet in Rosenberg 009
Week 8: 10/14-10/18 Topics: WebGL - texture transforms, generated texture coordinates, procedural textures

Mon	fall break
Tue	fall break

Wed	Reading: Eck, sections 7.3.1-7.3.2 Slides: comments on exam 1, labs 4-5 shading (flat, smooth, Phong shading)

Fri	Reading: Eck, section 7.3.3 Slides: silhouettes non-EC lights, more with textures (textures and lighting, texture transforms, generating texture coordinates)
Week 9: 10/21-10/25 Topics: other applications of textures: bump maps, cubemaps, environment mapping, framebuffers and dynamic cubemaps

Mon	Reading: Eck, section 7.3.4 Slides: comments on lab 6 more with textures (procedural textures, bump mapping)

Tue		lab 8 WebGL III - Textures

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 6.4.4 Eck, section 7.3.5 Slides: shader tips (about shader parameters, debugging hints) bump mapping environment mapping

Fri	Reading: Eck, section 7.4 Slides: lab 7 comments shader tips (about shader parameters, debugging hints) environment mapping, cubemaps
Week 10: 10/28-11/1 Topics: framebuffers and dynamic cubemaps; three.js

Mon	Slides: dynamic textures and cubemaps

Tue		lab 9 Bump and Environment Mapping

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 5.1 Slides: three.js - basics

Fri	Reading: Eck, section 5.2 Slides: three.js - lights, modeling		final project
Week 11: 11/4-11/8 Topics: three.js; raytracing, path tracing

Mon	Slides: lab 8 comments three.js - transforms, textures, reflection and refraction, custom shaders

Tue		lab 10 three.js Modeling

Wed	Reading: Eck, section 5.3 Slides: three.js - shadow mapping raytracing

Fri	Reading: Eck, sections 8.1-8.2 Slides: raytracing path tracing (rendering equation)
Week 12: 11/11-11/15 Topics: path tracing, photon mapping, radiosity

Mon	Slides: path tracing, photon mapping, radiosity

Tue		lab 11 More three.js

Wed	In Class: Blender lab 3 - meet in Rosenberg 009

Fri	exam 2 review information
Week 13: 11/18-11/22 Topics: animation

Mon	Slides: lab 10 comments animation (keyframing, explicit scripting, dynamics)

Tue	work on project

Wed	Slides: animation (dynamics examples, behavioral animation)

Fri	In Class: Blender lab 4 - meet in Rosenberg 009 Reading: Eck, sections B.3.1-B.3.3, B.3.5
Thanksgiving Break: 11/25-11/29
Mon	Thanskgiving break
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Fri
Week 14: 12/2-12/6 Topics: animation; particle systems

Mon	Slides: comments on midterm project, exam 2 animation (behavioral animation, particle systems)

Tue	work on project

Wed	Slides: particle systems

Fri	Slides: particle systems (and fractal plants, terrain)
Week 15: 12/9-12/10 Topics: wrapup

Mon	In Class: work on Blender labs/project - meet in Rosenberg 009

Tue	work on project
Reading Period: 12/11-12/13

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Exams: 12/14-12/17

Sat	project presentations 12/14 7-10pm Rosenberg 009	end-of-semester deadline no work accepted after 12/14 10pm

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CPSC 424 Schedule

Week 1: 8/26-8/30

Week 2: 9/2-9/6

Week 3: 9/9-9/13

Week 4: 9/16-9/20

Week 5: 9/23-9/27

Week 6: 9/30-10/4

Week 7: 10/7-10/11

Week 8: 10/14-10/18

Week 9: 10/21-10/25

Week 10: 10/28-11/1

Week 11: 11/4-11/8

Week 12: 11/11-11/15

Week 13: 11/18-11/22

Thanksgiving Break: 11/25-11/29

Week 14: 12/2-12/6

Week 15: 12/9-12/10

Reading Period: 12/11-12/13

Exams: 12/14-12/17