- Provider Udacity
- Cost Free Online Course
- Session Self Paced
- Language English
- Duration 8 weeks long
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Overview
This class will teach you about the basic principles of 3D computer graphics: meshes, transforms, cameras, materials, lighting, and animation.
Why Take This Course?
By the end of this class you will know enough to make an animated 3D demo program that runs in a web browser, while also understanding the basic principles of how realistic computer images are generated.
You will also have a portfolio of small interactive programs that run in any web browser that supports WebGL.
Syllabus
Lesson 1: Introduction
Motivation and a trip down the graphics pipeline, laying out the fundamental processes
Lesson 2: Points, Vectors, and Meshes
The basics of 3D geometry definition
Lesson 3: Colors and Materials
Color representation, material computations, transparency
Lesson 4: Transforms
Translation, scale, rotate and how to properly combine all these
Lesson 5: Matrices
Transform representation and how to fully control these
Lesson 6: Lights
Directional and point light sources
Lesson 7: Cameras
How the camera is defined
Lesson 8: Textures and Reflections
Color and opacity textures, along with reflection and normal mapping
Lesson 9: Shader Programming
An introduction to programming vertex and pixel shaders
Lesson 10: Interaction and Animation
How to select and make objects move
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