EST 323 / CSE 528: Computer Graphics and Human Computer Interaction




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Course Schedule:

Date
Topic
Suppl. Reading (Chapters)
Labs Handouts
09/03 Intro -- HCI     intro_hci
09/05 Intro -- computer graphics cg demos   intro_cg
09/10 HCI -- historical perspectives MacKenzie: chapter 1   history
09/12 Term project (TP) outline     on Blackboard
09/17 Term project discussion -- stage1      
09/19 (no class -- Harvest Moon)      
09/24 Graphics and image processing basics Shirley: Chapter 21   graphicsBasics
09/26 The human factor MacKenzie: chapter 2   humanFactor
10/01 Submission and review system     submitInstr, reviewInstr
10/03 (no class -- Holiday)   Stage 1 due  
10/08 Term project discussion -- stage2     on Blackboard
10/10 The human factor MacKenzie: chapter 2   see above
10/15 The Balsamiq programming environment website    
10/17 Interaction elements MacKenzie: chapter 3   interactionElements
10/22 Interaction elements MacKenzie: chapter 3   see above
10/24 (no class -- assignment work)   Stage 2 due  
10/29 Term project discussion -- stage 3     on Blackboard
10/31 Midterm I closed notes, books    
11/05 Midterm returned. Linear algebra primer Shirley: Chapter 5   linAlgebra
11/07 Graphics foundations     graphicsFoundations
11/12 Transformations and viewing Active tutorials by Nate Robins
Shirley: Chapter 6, 7

Stage 3 due
transform viewing
11/14 Texture mapping Shirley: Chapter 11   texture mapping
11/19 Scientific Foundations of User Evaluations MacKenzie: chapter 4   sciFoundations
11/21 Bump mapping, procedural textures, environment mapping Shirley: Chapter 11   bump procedural
11/26 Design of HCI Experiments MacKenzie: chapter 5   designExperiments
11/28 Raytracing, Illumination Shirley: Chapter 4, 10   ray light (slides courtesy of S. Rusinkiewicz, Princeton)
12/03 Hypothesis testing MacKenzie: chapter 6 Stage 4 due hypothesisTest
12/05 Global illumination     global globalExtra radiosity (slide set 1 and 3 courtesy of S. Rusinkiewicz, Princeton, and M. Sousa, U Calgary)
12/10 Term project discussion -- stage 5, Midterm II review   HW 1 due on Blackboard
12/12 Midterm II (UG), Parametric surfaces (G)     surfaces (slides courtesy of S. Rusinkiewicz, Princeton)
12/19 EST 323 Final Presentations (2:00-5:45pm)