Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The objective of this module is two-fold: 1) to provide students with core competencies within the area of real-time 3D computer graphics, enabling them to design and implement software systems that use synthetically generated images as output modality, and 2) to train students in working according to a scientific method and to report results in scientific forms, such as papers and posters.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must be able to explain the various stages in a graphics rendering pipeline, including geometric primitives, geometric and projective transformations, local illumination models, and rasterization techniques.
• Must understand the scientific communication processes related to conference presentations and related to publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Must know how to organize a scientific publication

Skills

• Must be able to apply a graphics API such as OpenGL in the design and implementation of a system which uses real-time 3D computer graphics as an output modality in a user-interface, or a system which aims at developing a novel solution to a computer graphics related problem.
• Can explain the process of and criteria for peer reviewed scientific communications,
• Can write a paper for a scientific conference/journal
• Can prepare and give an oral and poster presentation for a scientific conference

Competences

• Must be able to evaluate and select relevant computer graphics theories, methods, and tools, and synthesize them to produce new knowledge and solutions.
• Must be able to communicate and discuss research-based knowledge in the area of 3D computer graphics.
• Are able to judge and prioritize the validity of various sources of scientific information.
• Apply internationally recognized principles for acknowledging and citing work of others properly.
• Can formulate and explain scientific hypotheses and results achieved through scientific work
• Are able to analyze results and draw conclusions on a scientific basis

Extent and expected workload

Students are organized in groups of up to six members working according to the PBL concept at Aalborg University. Each group will be supervised by at least one staff member doing research within the main topic(s) addressed in the project.

On this semester the project has to be documented in the following forms (all in English):

• A scientific article
• An oral presentation
• A poster
• Edited worksheets, providing all relevant project details

For further information see the introduction to Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams