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COSC101 - Computer Graphics And Visual Computing > Lecture 3.A: Graphics and Visual Computing > Flashcards

Lecture 3.A: Graphics and Visual Computing Flashcards

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production of images on computers for use in any medium

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Computer graphics

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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Applications and Importance of Computer Graphics in various fields

Some people even make computer graphics as art.

(true or false)

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true

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We can classify applications of computer graphics into four main areas:

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  • Display of information
  • Design
  • User interfaces
  • Simulation
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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
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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

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Application of Computer Graphics

The main focus lies on developing mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques.

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Computational Biology

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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

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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

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Application of Computer Graphics

are visual representations of information, data or knowledge.

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Information of Graphics

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

(identify)

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Graphic Design

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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

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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

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Application of Computer Graphics

is also widely used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising, technical manuals.

(identify)

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Computer-aided Design

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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)

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Application of Computer Graphics

Computer-aided Design
may be used:
to design curves and figures in ? space.

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two-dimensional (“2D”)

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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”)

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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.

(identify)

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Web Design

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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

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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
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Application of Computer Graphics

most commonly refers to art created on a computer in digital form.

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Digital Art

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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

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Application of Computer Graphics

Digital Art
The impact of digital technology has transformed traditional activities such as ?, ?, and ?,

(examples only)

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  • painting
  • drawing
  • sculpture
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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
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Application of Computer Graphics

is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a raster display device

(identity)

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Video Games

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Application of Computer Graphics

Video Games
The electronic systems used to play video games are known as ?. This ? creates through graphics.

(fill in the blanks)
(same answer)

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platforms - platform

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Application of Computer Graphics

is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment.

(identify)

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Virtual Reality

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Application of Computer Graphics

is often used to describe a wide variety of applications,
commonly associated with its immersive, highly visual,
3D environments.

(identify)

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Virtual Reality

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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

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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

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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.

(identify)

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Computer Simulation

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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.

(identify)

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Education

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Application of Computer Graphics

Education
have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems

(identify)

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Computer simulations

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Application of Computer Graphics

Education
Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical modeling of many natural systems:

(examples only)

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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
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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

(identify)

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Information Visualization

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Application of Computer Graphics

the use of graphical techniques to help people understand and analyze data

(identify)

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Information Visualization

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