Applications
[Hill: 1-9. Foley & van Dam: p. 4-8]
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simulation
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scientific visualization
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weather
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MRI
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chemistry, ...
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CAD/CAM
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architecture
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mechanical design
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electrical design, ...
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art and entertainment
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film, video
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games
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advertising, ...
A Brief History of Computer Graphics
[Hill: N/A. Foley & vanDam: p. 8-17]
- 2000 B.C.
- orthographic projection
- 1400s
- Perspective: Italian Renaissance
- 1600s
- coordinate systems: Descartes
optics: Huygens
calculus, physics, optics: Newton
- 1897
- oscilloscope: Braun
- 1950-1970
- computers with vector displays
- 1966
- first true raster display
- 1993
- 1200x1200, 500k triangles/sec, 36-bit colour, stereo, texture mapping,
all at 60Hz.
- 1995
- video holography
feature-length CG films
- Today
- affordable 3D for PCs
image-based modelling