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Advances in Computer Graphics I

Author : Günter Enderle,Michel Grave,Frank Lillehagen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642465147

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Advances in Computer Graphics I by Günter Enderle,Michel Grave,Frank Lillehagen Pdf

This book is the sixth issue in the EurographicSeminars Series. This series has been set up by Eurographics, the European Association for Computer Graphics, in order to disseminate surveys and research results out of the field of Computer Graphics. Computer Graphics constitute a powerful and versatile tool for various application areas. The rapidly increasing use of Computer Graphics techniques and systems in many areas is caused by the availability of more powerful hardware at lower prices,' by the concise specification of Computer Graphics Interfaces in commonly·.agreed standards, and by the inven tion of new and often astonishing methods and algorithms for com position andpreserit~ti6n of pictJres and for graphical interaction. While s,o~e issues of this se.ries contain latest research results, e.g. the issues in window management systems or user interface manage ment systems, this book has the character of a state-of-the-art survey on important areas .of Computer Graphics. Starting from current practice and agreed consens, it will lead to the latest achievements in this field. The contributions in this issue are largely based on tutorials and seminars held at the Eurographics conferences 1984 in Copen hagen and 1985 in Nice.

A Biography of the Pixel

Author : Alvy Ray Smith
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262542456

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A Biography of the Pixel by Alvy Ray Smith Pdf

The pixel as the organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story. The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel--a particular packaging of bits--conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels--cell phone pictures, app interfaces, Mars Rover transmissions, book illustrations, videogames. In A Biography of the Pixel, Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith argues that the pixel is the organizing principle of most modern media, and he presents a few simple but profound ideas that unify the dazzling varieties of digital image making. Smith's story of the pixel's development begins with Fourier waves, proceeds through Turing machines, and ends with the first digital movies from Pixar, DreamWorks, and Blue Sky. Today, almost all the pictures we encounter are digital--mediated by the pixel and irretrievably separated from their media; museums and kindergartens are two of the last outposts of the analog. Smith explains, engagingly and accessibly, how pictures composed of invisible stuff become visible--that is, how digital pixels convert to analog display elements. Taking the special case of digital movies to represent all of Digital Light (his term for pictures constructed of pixels), and drawing on his decades of work in the field, Smith approaches his subject from multiple angles--art, technology, entertainment, business, and history. A Biography of the Pixel is essential reading for anyone who has watched a video on a cell phone, played a videogame, or seen a movie. 400 pages of annotations, prepared by the author and available online, provide an invaluable resource for readers.

Computer Animation

Author : Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann,Daniel Thalmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9784431684336

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Computer Animation ’90

Author : Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann,Daniel Thalmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9784431682967

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Computer Animation ’90 by Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann,Daniel Thalmann Pdf

Computer Animation '90, the second international workshop on computer animation, was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 25-27, 1990. This book contains invited papers and a selection of research papers submitted to this workshop. The contributions address original research as well as results achieved in a number of fields of computer animation including scientific visualization, human animation, behavioral animation, and motion control.

Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling

Author : Max K. Agoston
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781846281082

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Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling by Max K. Agoston Pdf

Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modelling, this two volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling: Implementation and Algorithms, covers the computer graphics part of the field of geometric modelling and includes all the standard computer graphics topics. The first part deals with basic concepts and algorithms and the main steps involved in displaying photorealistic images on a computer. The second part covers curves and surfaces and a number of more advanced geometric modelling topics including intersection algorithms, distance algorithms, polygonizing curves and surfaces, trimmed surfaces, implicit curves and surfaces, offset curves and surfaces, curvature, geodesics, blending etc. The third part touches on some aspects of computational geometry and a few special topics such as interval analysis and finite element methods. The volume includes two companion programs.

Image Synthesis

Author : Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann,Daniel Thalmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9784431680604

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Image Synthesis by Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann,Daniel Thalmann Pdf

Image Synthesis: Theory and Practice is the first book completely dedicated to the numerous techniques of image synthesis. Both theoretical and practical aspects are treated in detail. Numerous impressive computer-generated images are used to explain the most advanced techniques in image synthesis. The book contains a detailed description of the most fundamental algorithms; other less important algorithms are summarized or simply listed. This volume is also a unique handbook of mathematical formulae for image synthesis. The four first chapters of the book survey the basic techniques of computer graphics which play an important role in the design of an image: geometric models, image and viewing transformations, curves and surfaces and solid modeling techniques. In the next chapters, each major topic in image synthesis is presented. The first important problem is the detection and processing of visible surfaces, then two chapters are dedicated to the central problem of light and illumination. As aliasing is a major problem in image rendering, the fundamental antialiasing and motion blur techniques are explained. The most common shadow algorithms are then presented as well as techniques for producing soft shadows and penumbrae. In the last few years, image rendering has been strongly influenced by ray tracing techniques. For this reason, two chapters are dedicated to this important approach. Then a chapter is completely dedicated to fractals from the formal Mandelbrot theory to the recursive subdivision approaches. Natural phenomena present a particularly difficult challenge in image synthesis. For this reason, a large portion of the book is devoted to latest methods to simulate these phenomena: particle systems, scalar fields, volume density scattering models. Various techniques are also described for representing terrains, mountains, water, waves, sky, clouds, fog, fire, trees, and grass. Several techniques for combining images are also explained: adaptive rendering, montage and composite methods. The last chapter presents in detail the MIRALab image synthesis software.

Current Catalog

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Medicine
ISBN : UOM:39015007732152

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Current Catalog by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Pdf

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Bibliography of Research in Instructional Media

Author : Taher A. Razik,Delgra M. Ramroth
Publisher : Educational Technology
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Education
ISBN : 0877780722

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Bibliography of Research in Instructional Media by Taher A. Razik,Delgra M. Ramroth Pdf

Microarchitecture of VLSI Computers

Author : P. Antognetti,F. Anceau,J. Vuillemin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400951433

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Microarchitecture of VLSI Computers by P. Antognetti,F. Anceau,J. Vuillemin Pdf

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, SOGESTA, Urbino, Italy, July 9-20, 1984

Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology

Author : Allen Kent,James G. Williams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-02-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0824722876

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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology by Allen Kent,James G. Williams Pdf

Artificial Intelligence in Education to An Undergraduate Course Advising Expert System in Industrial Engineering

Radiosity and Realistic Image Synthesis

Author : Michael F. Cohen,John R. Wallace
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080515670

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Radiosity and Realistic Image Synthesis by Michael F. Cohen,John R. Wallace Pdf

The goal of image synthesis is to create, using the computer, a visual experience that is identical to what a viewer would experience when viewing a real environment. Radiosity and Realistic Image Synthesis offers the first comprehensive look at the radiosity method for image synthesis and the tools required to approach this elusive goal. Basic concepts and mathematical fundamentals underlying image synthesis and radiosity algorithms are covered thoroughly. (A basic knowledge of undergraduate calculus is assumed). The algorithms that have been developed to implement the radiosity method ranging from environment subdivision to final display are discussed. Successes and difficulties in implementing and using these algorithms are highlighted. Extensions to the basic radiosity method to include glossy surfaces, fog or smoke, and realistic light sources are also described. There are 16 pages of full colour images and over 100 illustrations to explain the development and show the results of the radiosity method. Results of applications of this new technology from a variety of fields are also included. Michael Cohen has worked in the area of realistic image synthesis since 1983 and was instrumental in the development of the radiosity method. He is currently an assistant professor of computer science at Princeton University. John Wallace is a software engineer at 3D/EYE, Inc., where he is the project leader for the development of Hewlett-Packard's ATRCore radiosity and ray tracing library. A chapter on the basic concepts of image synthesis is contributed by Patrick Hanrahan. He has worked on the topic of image synthesis at Pixar, where he was instrumental in the development of the Renderman software. He has also led research on the hierarchical methods at Princeton University, where he is an associate professor of computer science. All three authors have written numerous articles on radiosity that have appeared in the SIGGAPH proceedings and elsewhere. They have also taught the SIGGRAPH course on radiosity for 5 years. * The first comprehensive book written about radiosity - Features applications from the fields of computer graphics, architecture, industrial design, and related computer aided design technologies - Offers over 100 illustrations and 16 pages of full-color images demonstrating the results of radiosity methods - Contains a chapter authored by Pat Hanrahan on the basic concepts of image synthesis and a foreword by Donald Greenberg

Auralization

Author : Michael Vorländer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030512026

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Auralization by Michael Vorländer Pdf

Auralization is the technique of creation and reproduction of sound on the basis of computer data. With this tool it is possible to predict the character of sound signals which are generated at the source and modified by reinforcement, propagation and transmission in systems such as rooms, buildings, vehicles or other technical devices. This book is organized as a comprehensive collection of the basics of sound and vibration, acoustic modelling, simulation, signal processing and audio reproduction. With some mathematical prerequisites, the readers will be able to follow the main strategy of auralization easily and work out their own implementations of auralization in various fields of application in architectural acoustics, acoustic engineering, sound design and virtual reality. For readers interested in basic research, the technique of auralization may be useful to create sound stimuli for specific investigations in linguistic, medical, neurological and psychological research, and in the field of human-machine interaction.