CSCI 441 - Computer Graphics

Fall 2024 - Resources

Resources

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· Code Examples ·
· Documents · Videos · Specifications & Reference Cards ·
· Books · Links · Tutorials · OpenGL Tools ·
· Model Repository · Texture Repository ·

Please report any dead links to the instructor.

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Code Examples

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CSCI 441 Library GitHub Repository
CSCI 441 Library Documentation

Example Name	Screen Shot	Download
C Primer		(.zip)
Labs (.zip)	[00] [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [08] [09] [11] [12]	[00] [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [08] [09] [11] [12]
Student Website Template		(.zip)
A2 Starter Pack	Initial World Map	source (.zip)
A2 World Map	World Map	images folder (.zip)
SQ2 Starter Pack	Raytracer	source (.zip)

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Documents

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Document Name	Download
Syllabus	(.pdf)
Setting Up Your Machine	YMMV: glad2 (.pdf) glm (.pdf) GLFW (.pdf) OpenGL (.pdf)
Checklists	FBOs (.pdf) Shaders (.pdf) Textures (.pdf) VAOs (.pdf)
Lab Writeups (.pdf)	[00] [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [08] [09] [11] [12]
Lecture Slides (.pdf)	[00] [01] [03] [04] [06] [07] [08] [09] [11] [12] [14] [15] [17] [18] [20] [23] [25] [26] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [34] [35] [40] [41] [42]
Arc Length Parameterization	(.pdf)
Exam I Review Questions	(.pdf)
Exam II Review Questions	(.pdf)

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Videos

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Video Name	Length	View
Camera Models & 3D Objects	13m 10s	(.mp4)
More Camera Models	4m 28s	(.mp4)
Shaders + VAOs	27m 25s	(.mp4)
Raytracing	43m 35s	(.mp4)

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Specifications

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For Specifications, & Reference Cards - see Canvas document repository.

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Books

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LearnOpenGL - an AWESOME resource
Learning Modern OpenGL Programming
Raytracing in One Weekend Book Series: Raytracing in One Weekend Raytracing: The Next Week Raytracing: The Rest of Your Life
Physically Based Rendering: From Theory To Implementation

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Links

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Doom (2016) Graphics Study
Grand Theft Auto V Graphics Study
Nintendo hid an earth-shattering optical illusion in Zelda
Quake3 Source Code Overview
Zelda Windwaker Tech and Texture Analysis

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Tutorials

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Lighthouse3d GLSL ·
OpenGL 3.3+ Tutorials
Tom Dalling's Modern OpenGL Series
Geeks3D Shader Library

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OpenGL Tools

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Tool	Links
Frameworks (OS/Hardware interface)	OpenGL Framework (GLFW)
GLSL	GLSL Sandbox
Math	OpenGL Mathematics (GLM)
Modeling	Blender
OpenGL	OpenGL Home Page OpenGL SDK
OpenGL API	OpenGL 4.5 & GLSL 4.40
OpenGL Function Loader	glad2
Text	FreeType
Textures	stb_image

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Model Repository

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Material Lists:
Teapot Example Materials
COLOURLovers

File Format Specifications:
WaveFront: [.obj] | [.mtl]
Doom 3 MD5: [.md5mesh] & [.md5anim]

Model Repositories:
Ambient CG
cgTrader
Stanford 3D Scanning Repository
The Models Resource (GREAT site)
Turbo Squid

Online Model Viewer:
Online 3D Viewer

See Canvas files for course Model Repository.

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Texture Repository

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Ambient CG
Cube Map Generator
Cube Map Night Sky Generator (AWESOME maps)
Humus Cube Maps
OpenGameArt.org
Poliigon
The Textures Resource (GREAT site)
Textures.com

See Canvas files for course Texture Repository.