Introduction to 3D Graphics & Audio-2

Welcome to 3D-Graphics Audio-2

Prerequisites:

• Applied Physics 1
• 3D Graphics & Audio 1

Class Hours & Assessment

• 2 Hours/week lecture
• 3 Hours a week lab work & lab instruction
• Practical work 50%
• End of year Exam 50%

Course Targets

• Continue study theory of 3D graphics
• Program 3D Graphics using XNA
• Implement spatially realistic interactive audio

Learning Material

• This Website contains most of the notes you will need
• Will give some handouts
• Will give web links to useful resources
• Books in Library;
  • Computer Graphics – Foley et al.
  • Computer Graphics – Hill
  • Real time rendering- Watt
  • Game Audio Programming – McCuskey
  • Many others

Course Topics

• Spatial Partitioning & Visibility
• hardware Optimization
• Shader programming
• Curves & Surfaces
• Environmental Audio

Lab work

Programming in C++, SFML, OpenGL, GLSL