CS 5113 Computer Graphics
Term Project

OpenGL accesses graphics at an "intermediate" level. Your term project must do graphics at a different level (either higher or lower). Some examples of directions you could consider include:

• Working at the lower level directly with the graphics pipeline and programming the hardware.
• Working with a graphics package that is built on top of OpenGL or another intermediate graphics language. Examples include:
  • VTK (Visualization Toolkit): http://public.kitware.com/VTK/
  • Blender (an open-source 3D modeling tool with Python scripting): http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html
  • XNA (Microsoft's game development platform): http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/XNA/default.aspx
• Using one of the other technologies standardized by the Khronos groupsuch as:
  • OpenGL ES - The Standard for Embedded 3D Graphics
  • COLLADA - 3D Asset Exchange Schema

Your project will consist of an implementation and a writeup. There will be several milestones with intermediate handins posted. In addition, you will do a 15 minute presentation on your project to the class. The presentations will be scheduled during the last weeks of class and the finals period. Your presentation grade will be calculated separately from your grade for the rest of the project.

Required milestones:

• Half page single-spaced project proposal due Wed. Feb. 28. Email to me with the subject "Graphics project proposal".