CS348B Wiki

This is the course wiki for CS348B - Image Synthesis

Some results from last year's Rendering Competition:

lilypads caterpillar ice

Announcements

Running assignment. For each lecture, you are required to comment on two slides. These comments must be added within one week of class.
See the Guidelines for thoughts on good comments.
Assignment 4 is now online and is due on Friday May 18th!
Final Project instructions are now available. Proposals are due on Tuesday May 22nd. The rendering competition will be held on June 11th.

Week	Dates	Tue	Thu
1	Apr 3, 5	The Goals of Rendering	Basic Ray Tracing Algorithms
2	Apr 10, 12	Acceleration Techniques	Radiometry
3	Apr 17, 19	The Light Field	Monte Carlo Integration I
4	Apr 24, 26	Cameras and Film	Monte Carlo Integration II
5	May 1, 3	Sampling and Reconstruction	Reflection Models I: BRDFs and Ideal Materials
6	May 8, 10	Reflection Models II: Glossy Materials	Texture
7	May 15, 17	Light Transport and the Rendering Equation	Monte Carlo Path Tracing
8	May 22, 24	Irradiance Caching and Photon Mapping	Participating Media and Volume Rendering
9	May 29, 31	Reflection Models III: Anisotropic and Translucent Materials	Current Topics in Rendering
	June 11	Rendering Competition (Monday)

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