清华大学：《计算机图形学基础》课程教学资源（授课教案）图形学简介

• Why we need graphics? • Will graphics die? 3

Movies • CG has been widely used in movie industry

Games • Video game is a major driven of innovations in Computer Graphics

Simulation • Next application of Graphics is Simulation, a key example is Flight Simulation (Evan& Sutherland)

CAD/CAM/CAE • Design and analysis results have to be displayed by using Computer graphics

Architecture • Graphics is also widely used in architecture design

Visualization • Visualization can be regarded as extension of Computer Graphics

History of computer graphics • Computer Graphics is a subject to investigate graphics representation, generation, processing and display by using Computers. • Graphics is one of the most active branch in computer science

History • Graphics and CAD – In 1962, MIT’s Lincoln Lab, Ivan Sutherland’s PhD Thesis Sketchpad: A Man-Machined Graphical Communication System – Professor Coons, the concept of “CAD” (Computer Aided Design) in 1958, Coons surface in 1964, Coons Award

History • The 1950’s – In 1950, the first visual display unit is designed for MIT’s Whirlwind I Computer – In 1958, CalComp developed 565 drum plotter (滚筒绘图仪)