Lectures

Notes for dates later than the next class day are provisional and subject to change. Lecture notes are all in PDF format.

Date Title Readings and Assignments Activities
8/26 Introduction to Graphics
8/28 Basic Shapes Assignment 1 Available Hands-on: Creating Geometry  
8/30 Using Attributes Hands-on: Using Attributes  
9/2 Labor Day No class  
9/4 Color Hands-on: Using Color  
9/6 Image Manipulation: Pixel Traversal Assignment 1 Due Sunday

Assignment 2 Available

Hands-on: Creating Tint  
9/9 Image Manipulation: Filters and Convolutions Hands-on: Understanding Convolutions  
9/11 Image Manipulation: Filters and Convolutions Teams Assigned Hands-on: Using Convolutions  
9/13 Interactivity Assignment 2 Due Sunday

Assignment 3 Available

Hands-on: Triggering Events  
9/16 Strings and Text Hands-on: Using Strings  
9/18 Typography and Fonts Hands-on: Displaying Text  
9/20 Object-Oriented Programming Assignment 3 Due Sunday

Assignment 4 Available

 
9/23 Object-Oriented Programming Hands-on: Creating Classes  
9/25 Components and Inheritance Hands-on: Building with Inheritance  
9/27 Scene Hierarchies Assignment 4 Progress Report Due Hands-on: Creating Scene Hierarchies  
9/30 Shapes Hands-on: Using PShapes  
10/2 Transforms Hands-on: Using Transformations  
10/4 Interpolation Assignment 4 Due Sunday

Assignment 5 Available

Hands-on: Using Linear Interpolation  
10/7 Non-linear Motion Hands-on: Using Non-linear Motion  
10/9 3D Shapes Hands-on: Moving Cameras  
10/11 Lighting Assignment 5 Progress Report Due Hands-on: Using Lighting  
10/14 Textures Hands-on: Using Textures  
10/16 Simulation and Particle Systems Hands-on: Basic Forces and Particles
10/18 Physical Simulation Assignment 5 Due Sunday

Assignment 6 Available

Hands-on: Using Masses and Springs  
10/21 Cellular Automata Hands-on: Game of Life and Ants  
10/23 Event-driven Programming: GUIs Hands-on: Buttons  
10/25 GUI Interfaces Assignment 6 Progress Report Due Hands-on: Widgets  
10/28 Animation Hands-on: Sprite Animations  
10/30 Timers Hands-on: A Timer Class  
11/1 Data Structures and Formats Assignment 6 Due Sunday

Assignment 7 Available

Hands-on: Using CSVs  
11/4 Data Structures and Formats Hands-on: Using Data  
11/6 Three.js  
11/8 Three.js Scenes Assignment 7 Progress Report Due Optional Hands-on: Creating a Scene  
11/11 Importing into Three.js Optional Hands-on: Loading Files  
11/13 Platforming Mechanics Final Project Available  
11/15 Group Formation Assignment 7 Due Sunday

Optional Assignment Available

 
11/18 Group Work Day Final Project Plan Submitted  
11/20 Introduction to WebGL  
11/22 Introduction to Shaders  
11/25-11/30 Thanksgiving Break  
12/2 Class Presentations  
12/4 Class Presentations  
12/6 Class Presentations  
12/9 Awards Ceremony Final Project Due

Optional Assignment Due

 

Last modified: 08/16/23 by Sarah Abraham theshark@cs.utexas.edu