= CS348B Final Project Instructions = === Proposal Due: Friday May 19th, 11:59PM === === Rendering Competition: Friday June 9th, (time TBD) === === Writeup Due: Monday June 12th, 11:59PM === ---- Please create a page for your final project on FinalProjectPages. == Description == Your final project is to produce a realistic image of a real object or scene. The scene or object should be challenging enough to require you to design and implement an advanced rendering algorithm. The final project is your chance to investigate an area that interests you in more depth, and to showcase your creativity. To get an idea of our expectations, check out the [http://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs348b-competition images] produced by past participants. On Friday June 9th, you will present your project to a panel of judges as part of the CS348B rendering competition. As extra incentive, we are offering a grand prize that includes a free trip to SIGGRAPH in Boston in August for the best image produced. Think about following when choosing a project: * What are your goals? Try and phrase this as specific questions that you would like to know the answers to, e.g. ``How do I model reflection from surfaces with fine geometric structure, such as fur?'' * What unique imagery would convincingly demonstrate that you have accomplished your goals? Try and keep this in mind throughout your project, since in computer graphics our work is often judged by the images we make. * What has already been done in this area? You probably won't have time to completely investigate this, but you should definitely spend some time reading research papers. We can help you with finding appropriate references. When you read a paper, look for what has not been done as well as what is already understood; think about new things that you could try. * Depending on the scope of your goals, you may want to work in a group. We encourage two person groups; larger groups will only be allowed to very, very challenging projects. Does your project split naturally into several pieces? Look for projects where each person's work is separable, and yet everyone contributes toward a shared goal that could not be accomplished individually.