Computer Graphics People Flashcards
Pierre Bézier
made the Bézier curve, a curve with anchor and control points
Jim Blinn
known for pre-encounter animations for the Voyager project. Was able to show what a planet looked like before a satellite got there
Ed Catmull
he made texture mapping and is the co-founder of Pixar
James H. Clark
he made a chipset that allowed for faster 3D rendering
Charles Csuri
known as the ‘father of computer art’
Paul Debevec
He is best known for his work in finding, capturing and synthesizing the bidirectional scattering distribution function utilizing the light stages his research team constructed to find and capture the reflectance field over the human face, high-dynamic-range imaging and image-based modeling and rendering
George Lucas
created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX. Industrial Light & Magic wanted special effects to visualize what cameras cannot film on their own
Lillian Schwartz
her graphic work is noted for her use of color. She uses a lot of flickering with color that she said could be disturbing
Richard Shoup
He thought that he could directly draw into a computer but he had to make the software for it. Made ‘Super Paint’ think MS Paint…. He was drawing on a really early drawing tablet and the program had a few colors and whatever and drew in real-time. He wanted to use his program for drawn 2D animation
Alvy Ray Smith
he was able to work on a 24-bit drawing program which was like the first one ever (24-bit color came out of NYIT)
Ivan Sutherland
showed people how to draw on a computer. He made the ‘sketchpad’ system which allowed a computer and a person to communicate in real-time. (This was used for drafting). He also had a head-mounted display that has given birth to VR.
John Warnock
He improved printing so that what you see on the screen is what you print
Turner Whitted
He wanted to work on Ray tracing even more at Bell Labs. He was able to make a circle going around
