COMP307 UKZN 2006 Graphics and Modelling

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COMP307 UKZN 2006 Graphics and Modelling

• Chris Handley
• University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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Who am I?

• Ex-pat South African. Emigrated to New Zealand in
  1989.
• Lectured at UDW 1973-1979 and UN 1980-1988.
• Now at University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  since 1989.
• Visiting UKZN for 1 semester while on sabbatical
  (Research Study Leave).

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This course

• Based on the Graphics course at Otago.
• Adapted to local conditions.
• Please tell me if I am going too fast or too slow.

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30 continuous assessment 70 Final 3 hour
exam Some lectures will be run as tutorials.
Stuff done in them can turn up in the exam!!
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We have a web page http//www.cs.ukzn.ac.za/chan
dley No labs this week
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Some Computer Graphics
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Georges Seurat
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The Side Show
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Learn about Georges Seurat

• http//www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/seurat/

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What is a pixel?

• What does it look like?
• Hint -- use a microscope.

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If the primary colours for screens are red, green
and blue, how is it that the primary colours for
paint are red, yellow and blue?
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Well that wasnt too bad for a first lecture.
When does it get hard? Hmmm
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Next Lecture

• Hardware for Graphics