Projects

The following project descriptions are subject to change without notice up until the day they are assigned. However, you are welcome to look ahead at the descriptions, as they exist now, to get an idea of what's coming.

The user interface for each project is written using FLTK, a cross-platform OpenGL toolkit. There are several machines in Seig 228 with OpenGL accelerated graphics cards. You may use these machines or your own desktop (acceleration will make your life a LOT easier however).

About Fltk	Instruction to install Fltk on your machine Fltk Programming Manual
Project 1: Impressionist Assigned: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 Due: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 Artifact Due: Friday, February 1, 2002	Handout A collection of large, high-quality images. Another collection of images. Image processing explanation for computing gradients of an image. Artifacts Favorite Artifacts
Project 2: Ray Tracing Assigned: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 Due: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Artifact Due: Friday, February 15, 2002	Handout  Skeleton code (Windows) and Sample solution Skeleton code (Linux) and Sample solution Sample scenes (zip) and tar.gz, and an explanation of some simple scenes File format description Help session notes Errata for Watt book (esp. refraction!) Artifacts Favorite Artifacts
Project 3: Animator Assigned: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 Due: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 Artifact Due: Friday, March 1, 2002	Handout  Skeleton code (Windows), Sample solution, and FLUID executable Skeleton code (Linux), Sample solution, and FLUID executable Notes on wrapping C0 Bezier splines Notes on making your animation into an AVI Artifacts Favorite Artifacts
Project 4: Final Project Assigned: Due: Artifact Due:	Handout Artifacts