Cosi 155: Introduction to Computer Graphics

This summer we will meet for five weeks (3 days a week, 2.5 hours/day). The first two weeks we will learn about the fundamental concepts of 3d Graphics while simultaeneously learning to use 3D modeling software (e.g. the opensource Blender 3D or the proprietary Cinema4D system. In past summer session of this class, students have built flight simulators, animated neighborhoods or other interesting 3D interactive programs using OpenGL. This year we will branch out and use 3D modeling tools as well.

During the first week we will work through the Cinema 4D Quickstart Manual to develop a visual understanding of the fundamental Computer Graphics operations. Your homework assignments during this week will be to develop Computer Graphics scenes and animations that use the tools you have learned in class.

Resources

• c4dcafe tutorials - a nice set of tutorials that demonstrate the use of the cinema4d tool to create 3d scenes and animations. (Free Registration is required.)
• www.maxon.net tutorials
• Jogl Java bindings for OpenGL
• Student movies! Beware these are BIG!! files (10+MB)