Lecture 3.A: Graphics and Visual Computing Flashcards
production of images on computers for use in any medium
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Computer graphics
Images used in the graphic design of printed material are frequently produced on computers, as are the still and moving images seen in comic strips and animations.
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Computer graphics
Images have high information content, both in terms of information theory (i.e., the number of bits required to represent images) and in terms of semantics (i.e., the meaning that images can convey to the viewer).
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Image display
Applications and Importance of Computer Graphics in various fields
The term of Graphics comes from Greek ? which means ‘something written’ e.g. autograph
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“graphikos”
Applications and Importance of Computer Graphics in various fields
are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone to inform, illustrate, or entertain.
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Graphics
Applications and Importance of Computer Graphics in various fields
used for movie making, video game and computer program development, scientific modeling, and design for catalogs and other commercial art.
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Computer-generated imagery
Applications and Importance of Computer Graphics in various fields
Some people even make computer graphics as art.
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true
We can classify applications of computer graphics into four main areas:
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- Display of information
- Design
- User interfaces
- Simulation
Application of Computer Graphics
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- Computational Biology
- Computational Physics
- Information Graphics
- Scientific Visualization
- Graphic Design
- Computer-aided Design
- Web Design
- Digital Art
- Video Games
- Virtual Reality
- Computer Simulation
- Education
- Information Visualization
Application of Computer Graphics
is an interdisciplinary field that applies the techniques of computer science, applied mathematics and statistics to address biological problems.
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Computational Biology
Application of Computer Graphics
The main focus lies on developing mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques.
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Computational Biology
Application of Computer Graphics
is the study and implementation of numerical algorithm to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists.
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Computational Physics
Application of Computer Graphics
It is often regarded as a sub discipline of theoretical physics but some consider it an intermediate branch between theoretical and experimental physics.
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Computational Physics
Application of Computer Graphics
are visual representations of information, data or knowledge.
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Information of Graphics
Application of Computer Graphics
These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education
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Information of Graphics
Application of Computer Graphics
is a branch of science, concerned with the visualization of three dimensional phenomena, such as architectural, meteorological, medical, biological systems
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Scientific Visualization
Application of Computer Graphics
focuses on the use of computer graphics to create visual images which aid in understanding of complex, often massive numerical representation of scientific concepts or results
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Scientific Visualization
Application of Computer Graphics
can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines
which focus on visual communication and presentation.
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Graphic Design
Application of Computer Graphics
Various methods are used to create and combine symbols, images and/or words to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.
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Graphic Design
Application of Computer Graphics
often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.
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Graphic Design
Application of Computer Graphics
is the use of computer technology for the design of objects, real or virtual.
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Computer-aided Design
Application of Computer Graphics
is also widely used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising, technical manuals.
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Computer-aided Design
Application of Computer Graphics
Computer-aided Design
The design of geometric models for object shapes, in particular, is often called ?
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computer-aided geometric design (CAGD)
Application of Computer Graphics
Computer-aided Design
may be used:
to design curves and figures in ? space.
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two-dimensional (“2D”)
Application of Computer Graphics
Computer-aided Design
may be used:
to design curves, surfaces, or solids in ? objects.
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three-dimensional (“3D”)
Application of Computer Graphics
is the skill of designing presentations of content usually hypertext or hypermedia that is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web browser.
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Web Design
Application of Computer Graphics
The process of designing Web pages, Web sites, Web applications or multimedia for the Web
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Web Design
Application of Computer Graphics
Web Design
may utilize multiple disciplines, such as:
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- animation
- authoring
- communication design
- corporate identity
- graphic design
- human-computer interaction
- information architecture
- interaction design
- marketing photography
- search engine optimization
- typography
Application of Computer Graphics
most commonly refers to art created on a computer in digital form.
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Digital Art
Application of Computer Graphics
is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the methods of mass production or digital media.
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Digital Art
Application of Computer Graphics
Digital Art
The impact of digital technology has transformed traditional activities such as ?, ?, and ?,
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- painting
- drawing
- sculpture
Application of Computer Graphics
Digital Art
while new forms, such as ?, ?, and ?, have been recognized artistic practices.
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- net art
- digital installation art
- virtual reality
Application of Computer Graphics
is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a raster display device
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Video Games
Application of Computer Graphics
Video Games
The electronic systems used to play video games are known as ?. This ? creates through graphics.
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(same answer)
platforms - platform
Application of Computer Graphics
is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment.
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Virtual Reality
Application of Computer Graphics
is often used to describe a wide variety of applications,
commonly associated with its immersive, highly visual,
3D environments.
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Virtual Reality
Application of Computer Graphics
Virtual Reality
The simulated environment can be similar to the real world, for example, simulations for pilot or combat training, or it can differ significantly from reality, as in ?.
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VR games
Application of Computer Graphics
Virtual Reality
It is currently very difficult to create a ? experience, due largely to technical limitations on processing power, image resolution and communication bandwidth.
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high-fidelity virtual reality
Application of Computer Graphics
a computer model or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system.
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Computer Simulation
Application of Computer Graphics
? A computer simulation, a computer model or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system.
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Education
Application of Computer Graphics
Education
have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems
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Computer simulations
Application of Computer Graphics
Education
Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems:
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- physics (computational physics)
- chemistry and biology
- human systems in economics
- psychology
- social science
- process of engineering new technology
- to gain insight into the operation of those systems
- observe their behavior
Application of Computer Graphics
is the study of the visual representation of large-scale collections of nonnumerical information, such as files and lines of code in software systems
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Information Visualization
Application of Computer Graphics
the use of graphical techniques to help people understand and analyze data
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Information Visualization
