Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

CSCI 3500 Computer Graphics

A study of the hardware and software of computer graphics and multimedia systems from the programmer's perspective. Includes a survey of display and other media technologies, algorithm and data structures for manipulation of graphical and other media objects, and consideration of user interface design. Major project included.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CSCI 2900

Typically Offered

Demorest: Spring (every other spring)

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of how graphical information is represented to a graphics system and encoded by the system to create images
  2. Modern graphics API (such as OpenGL or DirectX) to create effective images.
  3. Use events in a graphics system to create interactive graphics displays.