CPSC 805 Advanced Computer Graphics
Spring 1999
TTh 2:00--3:15 Jordan G032
Project 1
<http://andrewd.ces.clemson.edu/courses/cpsc805/spring99/hw/proj1.html>

Objectives:

To learn basic ray tracing techniques.

Motivation:

This project examines issues inherent but not limited to ray tracing, including (1) scene sampling, and (2) optical physics modeling resulting in the ray traced global illumination model.

Due dates:

Project writeup and source: 02/09/99

Description:

Write a program to implement a ray tracer:

• Use either an interactive method of setting up the scene or create a simple scene "manually".
• Objects in the scene should include both spheres (and/or other quadrics), and polygonal objects (e.g., planes, the teapot).
• Images should include:
  • fully opaque objects
  • transluscent objects
  • fully transparent objects (e.g., panes of glass)
  • fully reflective objects (e.g., mirrors)
  • partially reflective objects
• Shadow/Reflection/Transmission: demonstrate reflection, refraction, and shadows.
• Sampling: minimally, sample the scene at screen resolution, or optionally implement supersampling, adaptive supersampling, or distributed (stochastic) supersampling, and/or progressive sampling.
• Recursion: terminate recursion at an arbitrary (e.g., user-defined) level, or adaptively based on diminishing intensity contribution.
• Texture/bump maps: texture/bump maps should be demonstrated on planar surfaces (e.g., "walls" in the image) and spheres.

Notes, suggestions, and additional requirements:

• None at this time...

What to hand in:

``Professional-quality'' brief writeup, including:

1. Cover page containing: Course Id--Section No.
   Name:
   SS No:
   Assignment No.
   
2. Assignment description
3. Program features
4. User guide

Electronic submission of source code: provide a self-contained, compressed .tar file (preferrably gzipped), complete with a Makefile and README specifying compilation requirements.

Demonstartion of program will be required.