What is Computer Graphics?

Computer Graphics

Computers accept, process, transform, and present information. Computer graphics is doing all of the above with visual data.

Computer graphics is turning the rules of geometry, motion, and physics into digital images.

It is motivated by

• film
• games
• design
• scientific/medical visualization
• human-computer interaction
  • GUIs
  • AR/VR
  • computational photography

Core Areas

• Form (modeling)
  • representations of objects and scenes
  • building representations
• Function, behaviour (animation)
  • representation of how objects move
  • defining and controling motion
• Appearance (rendering)
  • representation of appearance
  • simulating image-forming
    • light transport