Applications
[Hearn & Baker: p. 4-34 Foley & van Dam: p. 4-8]
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simulation
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scientific visualization
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weather
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MRI
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chemistry, ...
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CAD/CAM
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architecture
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mechanical design
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electrical design, ...
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art and entertainment
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film, video
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games
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advertising, ...
A Brief History of Computer Graphics
[Hearn & Baker: N/A. Foley & vanDam: p. 8-17]
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2000 B.C.
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orthographic projection
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1600s
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coordinate systems: Descartes
optics: Huygens
calculus, physics, optics: Newton
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1897
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oscilloscope: Braun
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1950-1970
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computers with vector displays
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1966
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first true raster display
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1993
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1200x1200, 500k triangles/sec, 36-bit colour, stereo, texture mapping,
all at 60Hz.
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1995
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video holography
feature-length CG films
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1996, 1997
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affordable 3D for PCs
image-based modelling