This new edition of 3D Computer Graphics has been fully revised to take into account new developments in graphics. It features new material on modeling and representation, viewing systems, parametric representation, and scientific visualization. The book is richly illustrated with world-class graphics.
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The third edition of Alan Watt's 3D Computer Graphics, a bible of computer graphics, includes a CD-ROM full of examples and updated information on graphics and rendering algorithms. The book discusses many of the techniques that have evolved in the last seven years since the previous edition was published.
3D Computer Graphics is a textbook, and it is designed for serious programmers creating graphics applications (not the end users). Over the course of 16 sections, Watt introduces the concepts and implementation of computer imaging, from "Mathematical Fundamentals of Computer Graphics" to "Representation and Rendering" and ending with "Image-based Rendering and Photo-modeling". The last section, devoted to computer animation, includes methods for linked structures, collision detection and particle animation (to name a few).
Although the topics are sometimes hard to grasp, Mr Watt writes clearly and concisely, making generous use of diagrams to help convey the principles described in the text.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes over a dozen studies of computer graphics techniques and rendering algorithms. Presented in HTML, the exhaustive studies, each with a matrix of thumbnails, demonstrates the varied achievable results. One minor complaint here: although the thumbnails can be clicked to view a much larger image, the larger version come in ".tif" format, which few (if any) web browsers can view. Users will need another application view them. Having the large image in ".jpg" format would have enabled the reader to view it in the already-open web browser.
3D Computer Graphics is ideally suited for graphics programmers and researchers working to create new medical imaging devices, a geological research system, a virtual structural testing system for aircraft, cars and spacecraft, or effects and photorealistic Hollywood animation. --Mike Caputo, amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Alan Watt is a lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Sheffield.
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I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Virtual Environments (UNivrsity of Salford)
This book is the best referece text on computer grahics currently avalible. Unlike many other texts it does not concentrate on programming language or toolkits. Instead it introduces the mathematics of graphics, covering everything from view transforamations through to ray-tracing and radosity.
This is an esential text for all 3D graphics programmers (and is much better than Foley & van Dam)
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I am a professional programmer. The main reason I bought this book was to assist me in my mission to build an industry standard 3D graphics engine in Java.
The book has taken me a lot furthur towards my aim than all the other books I have bought to date but I now find I am having to go in search of something a little more specific to my own needs.
It is well written and comprehensive. It covers all applications of computer graphics from basic polygon meshes through ray tracing to 3D animation. It reads like a friendly textbook.
Although the book is comprehensive, the broad spectrum of topics it covers means that it tends to sweep through topics quite rapidly. Outside knowledge/research into some of the concepts talked about is sometimes neccessary to completely understand them.
I have gained the following insights from reading this book:
1) Fundamental mathematical concepts for 3D computing.
2) Concepts used in rendering 3D scenes such as algoritms and mathematical techniques for transformations, clipping, shading, interpolation, mapping and various other things.
3) The concept of the graphics pipeline.
4) Overview of the different ways of representing 3D data, rendering techniques, and a whole shedload more.
It has taken me months to exhaust the immediate usefulness of this book to me. I have covered about one quarter of the total material in the book. Although I found the rest of the book extremely interesting it was not directly relevant to my area of interest.
I know I will find myself referring back to this book again and again. I am very glad that I bought it and I highly recommend it as a serious introduction to all of the concepts of 3D Computer Graphics. It is not flashy and is not for the beginner.
WARNING 1: There is a lot of maths in this book. WARNING 2: This book will not teach you how to create a realtime 3D graphics engine.
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This book offers an intermediate-level introduction to computer graphics, covering a quite complete range of the topics relevant to 3d rendering and raytracing. Unfortunately, though this is nominally a third edition, it is still full of typographic errors. Some of the typos actually lead to factual errors.
The presentation leaves a lot to be desired too - a lot of the methods of computer graphics are more implied than presented.
The presentation leaves a lot to be desired too - a lot of the methods of computer graphics are more implied than presented.
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al of the information with none of the code
I think if you are in a subject area where you can use this book, you will allready know about it.
Its an almost biblical text on computer graphics, and there is loads... Read more
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Published on 27 July 2010 by Anthony
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Could be better
On average a good all-round read. However as I've been working on games programming for more than 15 yrs. I needed something that can help develop my existing skills. Read more
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Excellent theory
I read this book as part of my reading list for my third year at university. I found the material to be both interesting and informative. Read more
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If you want to get into graphics (or modern game graphics) programming then buy this book. I've had it for three years, using it first as an introduction, then a reference. Read more
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Highly recommended. Well written and easy to understand.
An excellent book for anyone who wants to learn about programming 3D graphics. Watt starts with basic 3D geometry and moves on to cover viewing systems, shading, curve surfaces,... Read more
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