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Computer Graphics Courses Offerings: Autumn 2002 Course-number links lead to course home pages. |
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CSE 457 |
Computer Graphics (undergraduate) |
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CSE 458 |
Computer Animation |
CSE 490ap |
Animation Production Seminar |
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CSE 490ca |
Computer Animation Production I (undergraduate) |
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CSE 490cv |
Computer Vision |
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CSE 490dc |
Digital Character Animation |
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CSE 490dv |
Digital Video Design and Pre-Production for Animation |
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CSE 557 |
Computer Graphics (Graduate) |
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CSE 558 |
Special Topics in Computer Graphics |
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CSE 590b |
Computer Graphics Seminar |
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CSE 590gm |
GRAIL Seminar |
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CSE 591 |
Current Trends in Computer Graphics |
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Introduction to Computer Graphics (undergraduate) |
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Course Number |
CSE 457 |
Credits |
4 |
Prerequisites |
CSE 326 |
Description |
Introduction to computer image synthesis, modeling, and animation. Topics may include visual perception, color theory, displays and framebuffers, image processing, affine and projective transformations, quaternions, hierarchical modeling, hidden surface elimination, shading, ray-tracing, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, curves, surfaces, particle systems, dynamics, realistic character animation, and traditional animation principles. |
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Computer Animation |
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Course Number |
CSE 458 |
Credits |
5 |
Prerequisites |
CSE 457, ART 380, or MUSIC 403 |
Description |
Introduction to basic principles of computer generated animation. Focus on the modeling and lighting of animated characters. Students from Art, CSE, and Music team up on projects to be built on commercially-available modeling and lighting packages. |
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Animation Production Seminar |
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Course Number |
CSE 490ap |
Credits |
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Prerequisites |
Permission of instructor |
Description |
The Animation Production Seminar is open to students from any area in the University who have an interest in digital animation. Short films ("shorts"), animated feature films and television commercials will be reviewed and analyzied in depth. Emphasis will be placed on the technical and aesthetic basics of animation production in commercial studio environments. Practicing animators and other guest lecturers from the animation industry will present topics ranging from character development and performance to compositing and post production. |
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Computer Animation Production I (undergraduate) |
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Course Number |
CSE 490ca |
Credits |
5 |
Prerequisites |
CSE 458 |
Description |
An introduction to the animation production process from start to finish in ten weeks. Students from Architecture, Art, CSE and Music apply the knowledge gained in CSE 458. The entire class works together to produce a short animated film. Topics include scene planning, digital cinematography, creature and hard surface modeling, animatics and basics of character animation and rendering techniques. |
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Computer Vision |
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Course Number |
CSE 490cv |
Credits |
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Prerequisites |
CSE 326 |
Description |
The goal of computer vision is to compute properties of the three-dimensional world from digital images. Problems in this field include identifying the 3D shape of an environment, determining how things are moving, and recognizing familiar people and objects, all through analysis of images and video. This course provides an introduction to computer vision, including such topics as feature detection, image segmentation, motion estimation, image mosaics, 3D shape reconstruction, and object recognition. |
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Digital Character Animation |
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Course Number |
CSE 490dc |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
CSE 458 |
Description |
The Digital Character Animation class focuses on the design, creation and animation of believable simulated characters. Architecture, Art, Music, and CSE students will study all styles of animation. The course will include in-depth motion analysis of both classical and computer generated works. Topics include: character design and pre-planning, design of model sheets, character rigging, character motion in action and acting, design for multiple characters, crowd scenes, lip synching and principles of character animation. |
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Digital Video Design and Pre-Production for Animation |
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Course Number |
CSE 490dv |
Credits |
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Prerequisites |
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Description |
Introduce students to the basics of animation principles and production as they relate to story development and design. An analysis of award winning CG animated shorts and a review of the CG pipeline will be covered in this class. Emphasis of the class will be on the design, development, and production of several storyreels - a tool for the pre-production of animated features and shorts. Students will also use authoring tools to design motion, and look and feel for DVD production. |
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Computer Graphics (graduate) |
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Course Number |
CSE 557 |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
CSE major, solid knowledge of linear algebra |
Description |
Introduction to image synthesis and computer modeling, emphasizing the underlying theory required for undertaking computer graphics research. Topics include color theory, image processing, affine and projective geometry, hidden-surface determination, photorealistic image synthesis, advanced curve and surface design, dynamics, realistic character animation. |
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Special Topics in Computer Graphics |
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Course Number |
CSE 558 |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
CSE major and CSE 557 or permission of instructor. |
Description |
Advanced topics in computer graphics not treated in CSE 557. Topics vary from year to year but typically include advanced aspects of image synthesis, animation, and 3D photography. |
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Computer Graphics Seminar |
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Course Number |
CSE 590b |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
Permission of instructor |
Description |
Topics covered: Matrix Computations I & II, Root Finding/Nonlinear Equations, Optimization, Linear and Quadratic Programming, Data Fitting, Ordinary Differential Equations, Discretization Methods, and Interval Arithmetic. |
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GRAIL Seminar |
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Course Number |
CSE 590gm |
Credits |
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Prerequisites |
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Description |
GRAIL lab meeting and research seminar. The seminar is jointly offered with MSR (Microsoft Research) every other quarter, meeting once a week at MSR for research presentations by UW and MSR personnel. |
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Current Trends in Computer Graphics (PMP) |
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Course Number |
CSE 591 |
Credits |
4 |
Prerequisites |
CSE majors only |
Description |
Introduction to computer image synthesis, modeling, and animation emphasizing the state-of-the-art algorithm applications. Topics may include visual perception, image processing, geometric transformations, hierarchical modeling, hidden-surface elimination, shading, ray-tracing, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, curves, surfaces, particle systems, dynamics, realistic character animation, and traditional animation principles. |
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