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 14, 2003 Due: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 Artifact Due: Friday, January 31, 2003	Handout Skeleton code (Windows) and Sample solution Skeleton code (Linux) and Sample solution Help session presentation A collection of large, high-quality images. Google also has a large image database of varying quality. Image processing explanation for computing gradients of an image. Artifacts Favorite Artifacts
Project 2: Ray Tracing Assigned: Thursday, January 30, 2003 Due: Thursday, February 13, 2003 Artifact Due: Monday, February 17, 2003	Handout  Skeleton code (Windows) and Sample solution Skeleton code (Linux) and Sample solution explanation of some scenes included in the project File format description Help session notes Examples of cool bells and whistles Errata for Watt book (esp. refraction!) Artifacts Favorite Artifacts
Project 3: Animator Assigned: Thursday, February 13, 2003 Due: Thursday, February 27, 2003 Artifact Due: Monday, March 3, 2003	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: Tuesday, March 4, 2003 Due: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Artifact Due: Thursday, March 20, 2003	Handout Artifacts