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Computer Graphics
A Brief History of Computer Graphics
History.pptx
Mike Bailey
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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Computer Graphics
1950s
• Pen Plotters• Computer-controlled oscilloscopes
CalcompTektronix
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Computer Graphics
1960s
• Vector displays• Interaction• Ivan Sutherland’s SketchPad project
Imlac MIT
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Computer Graphics
1970s
• Direct View Storage Tubes (Oregon’s own Tektronix!)• Color raster displays (CRTs)• Hardware-accelerated vector displays• Commercial production companies emerge• SIGGRAPH conferences (started in 1974)• Star Wars Episode IV
Tektronix
Tektronix
LucasFilm
IBM
Megatek
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Computer Graphics
1980s• Dynamic color raster displays• Flight simulators• Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI)• Pixar• Scientific visualization• Luxo Jr., Tin Toy• The Last Starfighter, TRON, Star Trek II: The Wrath
of Khan, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Abyss• Jen-Hsun Huang graduates from Oregon
State with a BSEE degree,1984
Pixar
Pixar
LucasFilmLucasFilm
MAGI
Evans & Sutherland
20th Century Fox
Evans & Sutherland
Lorimar
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Computer Graphics
1990s• Texture-mapping in hardware• OpenGL• PC graphics cards• Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Star Wars Episode 1
LucasFilm
Pixar
Nvidia
CarolCo PicturesAmblin Entertainment
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Computer Graphics
2000s
• Hardware Shaders• OpenGL-ES (Embedded Systems, i.e., intended for underpowered hardware)• More movies!
Pixar
PixarPixar
Pixar
Illumination Entertainment
20th Century Fox
Disney
Disney
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Computer Graphics
2000s• CG is now so much a part of movies that we don’t even think about it
Disney
Marvel Studios Disney
Pixar
Disney
Pixar
Pixar
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Computer Graphics
Matrix Resurrections Looks Awesome!
Keanu Reeves walking through a flexible mirror.
December 22??
We need to wait until December 22?
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Computer Graphics
Where Are We Now?
• Ongoing OpenGL-ES/WebGL merger with OpenGL desktop
• Mobile platforms (tablets, phones)
• 3D movies
• Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Hardware support for ray-tracing
• Vulkan, DX12, Metal
• Game Engines and giant screens being used for live backgrounds in movies
We’re waiting for December 22. That’s where we are.
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Computer Graphics
That Last Picture Needs Some More Discussion
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Computer Graphics
Uses for Computer Graphics
Art
Animation
History
TrafficTraining
Education
Architecture
Styling
Manufacturing
Design
Cartography
Chemistry
Medicine
Biology
Movies
Commercials
Amusement Parks
Cartoons
Scientific Visualization
DataVisualization
TV
Land Use ManagementConstruction
Navigation
Planning
AdvertisingGames
City Planning
Simulation
Veterinarian Science
