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Computer Graphics Principles and Programming (ICT215)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit introduces the theory and techniques used in two and three dimensional computer graphics with an emphasis on applications development using a high level programming language and graphics library.
Topics include: The OpenGL interface for graphics programming; geometric objects and their transformations; projections, shading, curves and surfaces, animation, texture, ray tracing.

Contact time: 

Lectures and practice sessions: up to 5 hours per week.

Prerequisites: 

B104/ICT104 Principles of Computer Science.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Used in these Courses: 

Games Technology (BSc)
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology