CS 467/468
Graphics II and Practicum
Cornell University Computer Science Department, Spring '06

Overview

CS 467 covers advanced graphics topics with a focus on interactive techniques. This course covers the following topics: the modern graphics pipeline, texturing, shadowing, shading, modeling, indirect illumination, and animation, among other topics. 

CS 467 focuses on the theoretical basis of these topics, while in CS 468, the practicum associated with CS 467, we cover practical implementation issues. We have several programming assignments for CS 467/468. Additionally, in CS 468 groups of two will build an interactive 3D game illustrating the various concepts from CS 467.

CS 465 is a pre-requisite for this course. If you have taken the equivalent of CS 465 contact the instructor about taking 467. You can register for CS 467 and not 468.

Announcements

Final projects can be found here.

Wednesday, August 31st:  Videos and screenshots of the final projects have been posted.
Friday, May 12th:  The office hours schedule will be changed for the next few days as the final project deadline approaches.  There will be office hours today from 1:00 - 4:00, Saturday from 3:00 - 5:00, Monday 3:00 - 5:00, and Tuesday 3:00 - 5:00 with possibly more Tuesday hours TBA.
Monday, April 24th:  Office hours next week will be changed due to the exam.  The old hours will be cancelled and the TA's will be available at the following times instead:
  • Adam: M 3-4, W 2-3
  • Masato: T 6-7
  • Theo: M 4-6
  • Victor T 4:30-6
Wednesday, April 5th: PA4 is posted.
Tuesday, March 7th: Adam will be out of town next week.  His office hours on Wednesday will be cancelled and he will not be available during the 468 class period on Friday.  To make up for these missed hours the other TA's will be holding additional hours on W 3:00-4:00; W 4:30-6:00; R 6:00-7:00.  Also, Adam's office hours tomorrow are also cancelled but he will hold make up hours on Thursday from 3:00-4:00.
Monday, March 6th: PA3 is posted.
Tuesday, February 28th: New entries in PA2 FAQ.
Monday, February 27th: Adam will be out of town on during his office hours on Wednesday.  He will hold his office hours on Thursday from 3:00-4:00 instead.
Friday, February 17th: There was an error in the example image.  See the  FAQ for details.
Thrusday, February 16th: There is a new bug in the framework.  See the  FAQ for details.
Monday, February 13th: More new FAQ entries.  Also Adam will hold extra office hours on Friday in Rhodes 455 before the lecture from 12:25-1:25.

Administration

  • COMS 467/468 Graphics II  (3+2) Cr.
    • Times: Tu,Th 1:25-2:40 [COMS 467]
    • Location: Hollister 206
    • Times: F 1:30-2:15 [COMS 468]
    • Location: Rhodes 455 
    • Schedule
  • Instructor: Kavita Bala
    • Office: 5142 Upson
    • Office Hours: M: 11-12, W: 1:15-2:15
  • Teaching Assistants:
    • Adam Arbree: Wed (3-4), F (1:25-2:15)
    • Theo Chao: Thu (4:30-6:00)
    • Masato Ikura: Thu (6:00-7:00)
    • Victor Kwok: Tue (4:30-6:00)
  • Administrative Assistant: Kelly Patwell
    • Office: 5147 Upson

Textbooks

Good reference books are:

  • Real-time Rendering by Tomas Akenine-Moller and Eric Haines. ISBN: 1-56881-182-9

Resources

Page maintained by Kavita Bala (kb@cs.cornell.edu)