Online Course
Interactive 3D Graphics
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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
Taught by
Eric Haines
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Reviews
4.3 rating, based on 6 reviews
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George T completed this course.
Great course and professor, who is participating in forums and answers to students' questions. Content can be intimidating at some points, but the course is self paced and the forums are (still) active and therefore you have all the time and help to fully grasp concepts. -
G Giambo completed this course.
I do not recommend this class. There are so many modules that consist of Eric Haines talking (he has a habit of talking too fast) and drawing out picture diagrams with his digital pen. If you do not mind sitting through several hours of these brief fragment... -
Shing completed this course.
A wonderful course for 3D web-tech and Three.js .
Require some basic knowledge on 3D modeling and rendering to understand what the course is about. -
Anonymous completed this course.
Very good course to learn to create in 3d for the web and graphics concepts. Awesome professor - very helpful and active. -
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