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HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, AMHERST MASSACHUSETTS – School of Cognitive Science
A Ray-Tracing Computer Graphics CoursePaul Dickson ([email protected])
Computer Graphics Taught by Building a Rendering Engine
http://helios.hampshire.edu/~pedcs/classes/cs209Spring09/index.html
Concept: Build a ray tracing renderer to teach Object Oriented design, memory management, pair programming, and computer graphics concepts.
Method:1) Build a 2D renderer2) Convert it to a 3D ray tracer3) Add lighting
Week 11: 3D students choice (colored light, reflection)
Week 10: 3D specular reflection
Week 9: 3D ambient light, point sources
Week 8: 3D triangles
Week 7: 3D planes, spheres
Week 6: 3D lines
Week 5: 2D->3D finish converting code(rays)
Week 4: 2D->3D begin converting code(planes/vectors)
Week 3: 2D spheres
Week 2: 2D points and lines
Week 1: Learn the image librariesintroduction to computer graphics
