Image Synthesis
Introduction and Organization

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• Example: Ray Tracing

• We learn methods for creating computer-generated images with high visual quality
• We understand the architecture of today's graphics cards
• We learn about parallel programming on the graphics card
• We are able to apply scientific methods to independently identify, formulate, and solve problems
• We formulate and solve problems using practical examples

• Lecture (4h per week)
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Tue. 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Thu. 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
• Lecture slides
  https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb12/research-groups/grafikmultimedia/lectures/graphics2
• Lecture's page on the ILIAS learning platform:
  https://ilias.uni-marburg.de/goto.php?target=crs_3852683&client_id=UNIMR
• Feel free to ask questions at any time!

• Admission requirements for the exam:
  • Submission of an entry to the Rendering Contest at the end of the semester
  • Passed 5 out of 7 assignments (passed means ≥ 50%)
  • Important: These rules are strictly enforced

• Oral exams
• Approx. 25 minutes
• Questions are selected by a random number generator (one question from each chapter)
• Do not reproduce the exact text from the slides, but try to understand the concept
• Difficulty of questions is similar to the ones known from the assignments

• Registration for the exam takes place from mid-May to around the end of June (exact dates here) via Marvin
• The oral exams will take place from July 15 to 29, 2024 (the exact dates will be subject to our discussion)
• The grade for the lecture only depends on the grade in the final examination (i.e., the assignment points are only used for the admission to the exam)
• 9 ECTS points for passing the exam

• At the end of the lecture, all students take part in a rendering competition
• Task: Generate a realistic image with your own ray tracer
• The evaluation criteria are programming (60%) and overall artistic impression (40%)
• Source code must be submitted
• Code basis is developed in the lecture
• Extensions only with own code, i.e. no third-party code, external libraries, or AI generated code
• The winners will receive a certificate and a large-format print of their image

• Matt Pharr, Wenzel Jakob, and Greg Humphreys: Physically Based Rendering, Forth Edition, The MIT Press, 2023, ISBN 978-0262048026 (online version)
• Tomas Akenine-Möller, Eric Haines, Naty Hoffman et al.: Real-time Rendering, Forth Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2018, ISBN 978-1138627000
• John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, Morgan McGuire et al.: Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2013, ISBN 978-0321399526

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