Of art and code'''

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Of art and code...
Competition winner, Juha Nieminen, 2006
Simple Ruby Ring Nic Shulver, 2007
http//local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/pbourke/modelling_re
ndering/scc4/final/
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An introduction to CE52303-2

• This module enables you to build
  three-dimensional objects in a virtual reality
• You will be able to design and build
  photo-realistic objects
• You will be able to visualise complex structures
  and manipulate them

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Who is the module for?

• You will need to be visually creative
• You will need the ability to describe your
  designs in a scripting language
• There are no pre-requisite modules, so the module
  is open to all

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What is 3D graphics for?

• Three-dimensional graphics has applications in
• Business and advertising online product views
• The arts animation, virtual sculpture
• Engineering design and testing
• Scientific and medical visualisation
• Film and television most fantasy movies use
  computer generated images (CGI) extensively
• Computer games

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Example movie

• The following movie was generated using two
  applications
• Graphics were rendered with the POV-Ray package
  high quality freeware, available to all
• The images were made into an animation using
  Windows Movie Maker available on all our
  Windows computers