Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments

Mel Slater, Anthony Steed, Yiorgos Chrysanthou

496 pages, parution le 15/10/2000

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Résumé

This book provides a clear tutorial guide to essential concepts in computer graphics, including state-of-the-art techniques and novel applications such as virtual reality and other forms of 3D interaction. Providing a rich source of examples with which to experiment, and encouraging the development of programming skills, this book is ideal for anyone interested in the study of computer graphics.

Features

Each chapter contains a section on How to do it in OpenGL, VRML, and Java, where relevant.
Includes material on the implementation detail required to build graphics systems.
Richly illustrated with a 16-page color section.

Contents

I. CLASSICAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS.

1. Introduction.
2. Raster Displays and Algorithms.
3. Viewing in 2D.
4. Graphical Objects and Transformations.
5. Viewing 3D Scenes.
6. Perception and the Human Visual System.
7. Local Illumination Models and an Introduction to Ray Tracing.
8. Visibility and Rendering.
9. Sampling and Antialiasing.
10. Graphical Data Structures.

II. TOWARDS REALISM.

11. Advanced Visibility and Shadows.
12. Introduction to Curves and Surfaces.
13. Global Illumination Models.
14. Rapid Computation and Display for Photorealism.

III: TOWARDS REAL-TIME VEs.

15. Virtual Environments.
16. Visual Aspects of Virtual Environments.
17. Object Representation Revisited.
18. Advanced Visibility - Culling Techniques.
19. Image Based Rendering.
20. Multi-Participant Environments.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	Mel Slater, Anthony Steed, Yiorgos Chrysanthou
Parution	15/10/2000
Nb. de pages	496
Format	19 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1200g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780201624205
ISBN13	978-0-201-62420-5