Study Guides (Last updated 19 Jan 2008)  

• ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH)

One of the best starting points for web research on computer graphics
• FAQSYS

Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) list index for graphics programming - a Netscape Editor's Choice in the Graphics Programming subject area
• Graphics Index

The USENET index of Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) lists on computer graphics algorithms, topics (e.g., animation, ray tracing), file formats, libraries (e.g., OpenGL), and applications and utilities

• OpenGL Home Page
  Resource page of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board, the industrial consortium that developed the OpenGL standard and library
• Pixar RenderMan
  The industry standard for photorealistic rendering. Based on the RenderMan standard.
• Exluna Blue Moon Rendering Tools
  A free implementation of the RenderMan standard. Written originally by Larry Gritz and now maintained by Exluna.
• Alias Wavefront Maya 3.0
  A very high-end multifunction (painting/texturing/mapping, rendering, and animation) package for Windows NT and Silicon Graphics IRIX-based workstations (and soon for Mac OS X and Linux (TA: what do you link to when linking Linux? Instructor: The best you can...), developed by Alias|Wavefront, a subsidiary of SGI
• Discreet 3D Studio MAX Release 4
  A commercial, object-oriented rendering and animation package for Windows NT-based workstations, developed by Kinetix, a subsidiary of AutoDesk

OpenGL Programming Guide

OpenGL Reference Manual

Basic OpenGL Tutorial

OpenGL Specification and Manual Pages

The OpenGL Graphics System: A Specification (Version 1.2.1)

OpenGL Manual Pages (browsable version)

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) OpenGL Page

The RenderMan Interface 3.2 Specification
The official document on the RI standard

BMRT's Renderman Links Page
The first and last place to look for RenderMan related Links

RenderMan Repository
Excellent archive of RenderMan information

• VFX Pro
  A good resource to find out just how all those cool things were done in the movies.
• Computer Graphics World

A very popular magazine showcasing practical applications of computer graphics in various industries, including entertainment, scientific and information visualization, and virtual and immersive environments
• Computer Graphics

The ACM SIGGRAPH online newsletter

• Introductory (undergraduate) course in computer graphics at Brown University
• Advanced topics course in computer graphics at Brown University
• Seminar in computer graphics, animation, and scientific visualization at Brown University

• Introductory (undergraduate) lab course in computer graphics at the California Institute of Technology
• Course on 3D object acquisition and photorealistic rendering at the California Institute of Technology

Spring 1997 offering
Spring 1996 offering
• Course on geometric modeling at the California Institute of Technolog

• Second undergraduate course in computer graphics at Carnegie-Mellon University
• Graduate course on rendering research at Carnegie-Mellon University (1995)
• Graduate course on lighting models at Carnegie-Mellon University (1996)
• Graduate course on image-based modeling and rendering at Carnegie-Mellon University (1999)

• First course in computer graphics and visualization at Cornell University

Spring 1999 offering


• Concurrently offered practicum in computer graphics at Cornell University

Spring 1999 offering
Spring 1998 offering
Spring 1997 offering
• Advanced course in photorealistic rendering at Cornell University

• First course in computer graphics at the University of Illinois

Fall 1999 offering
• Second course in computer graphics at the University of Illinois

Spring 1998 offering


• First course in computer graphics at Kansas State University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

2004 Offering

• First course in computer graphics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fall 1998 offering
Fall 1997 offering
Fall 1996 offering
• Second course in computer graphics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fall 1999 offering
Spring 1998 offering
Spring 1997 offering


• Geometric modeling, CAD, and computer graphics production course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Advanced projects course in geometric modeling, CAD, and computer graphics production at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Visualization course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Course in modeling, rendering, and animating natural processes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spring 1996 offering
• Advanced course on light and color modeling for computer graphics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Independent study course on special topics in computer graphics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Introductory (undergraduate) course in computer graphics at the University of North Carolina
• Graduate course in computer graphics at the University of North Carolina

• General service course on the science of art (optics, perspective, and mathematical foundations for non-majors) at Stanford University

Winter 1999 offering (in Florence, Italy)
Winter, 1998 offering
• Introductory (undergraduate) course in computer graphics at Stanford University

Autumn 1999 offering
Autumn 1998 offering
• First graduate course in computer graphics at Stanford University

Autumn 1999 offering
Winter 1998 offering
Winter 1997 offering
Winter 1996 offering
Spring 1995 offering
• Course in mathematical foundations of computer graphics at Stanford University

Winter 1999 offering
• Course in image synthesis techniques at Stanford University

Spring 1999 offering
Spring 1998 offering
Spring 1997 offering
Spring 1996 offering
Winter 1995 offering
• Course in geometric algorithms at Stanford University

Spring 1999 offering
• Advanced topics course at Stanford University

Autumn 1998 offering: Experiments in Digital Television
Spring 1998 offering: Illustration, Perception, and Visualization
Autumn 1997 offering: Mathematical Methods for Computer Graphics
Winter 1997 offering: Sensing for Graphics
Autumn 1996 offering: Visualizing Computer Systems
Spring 1996 offering: Graphics Architectures
Winter 1996 offering: Virtual Reality
Autumn 1995 offering: Modeling in Computer Graphics
Spring 1995 offering: Graphics Architectures
• Seminar in geometric algorithms at Stanford University

Spring 1999 offering
• Seminar in geometry, graphics, robotics, and vision at Stanford University

Spring 1999 offering

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