Course Real-Time Rendering

  • Instructor: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich
  • Teaching assistants
    • Dipl.-Mediensys.wiss. Stephan Beck
    • Dipl.-Mediensys.wiss. Andre Schollmeyer
  • Lecture schedule 
    • Tuesdays, 15:15-16:45 (starts October 16, 2012)
    • Location: Room 015, Bauhausstr 11
  • Lab class schedule 
    • Date and location will be announced
  • Office hours by appointment only
  • Target audience
    • M.Sc. Medieninformatik/Mediensysteme
    • M.Sc. Computer Science and Media
  • ECTS Credits
    • 4 Credits (Mediensysteme)
    • 4.5 Credits (Medieninformatik, Computer Science and Media)

News

  • Oral examination dates
    • February 4 to February 15 (appointment by email with Prof. Fröhlich)
    • March 6 (changed due to travel - appointment with Frau Hansens)
    • April 3 (appointment with Frau Hansens)

Course Description

The course focuses on fundamental algorithms and data structures for real-time rendering. The accompanying lab classes allow students to implement and test a set of real-time rendering algorithms and a project of their own choice.

German version

Die Vorlesung befasst sich mit den grundlegenden Datenstrukturen und Algorithmen für das Real-Time Rendering. Regelmäßige Übungen im LiNt-Pool ergänzen die Vorlesung durch praktische Erfahrung bei der Programmierung echtzeitfähiger Grafik.

    Diese Vorlesung wird englischsprachig angeboten.

    Lecture notes (pdf)

    (accessible only from within the university network)

    Lab classes

    Final project

    • Topics can be selected by yourself or choose one of the proposed topics 
    • Individual work or group work (max 2 students).
    • A short proposal (1-2 pages) that outlines the idea and concept of the final project is recommended.

    Grading

    • Final exam will be an oral exam covering all topics of the course
    • Appointments for oral examination can be made with the computer science secretary (R112, B11)
    • Requirements for admittance to the final exam
      • In the assignment (exercises 1 to 5) a total amount of 190 points can be achieved.
        • The final project is weighted by a factor of 1.5 (= 285 points).
        • The following scheme lists the grades depending on the percentage of the achieved points (assignment + final project = 475 points):
        • 1.0   >=95.0
        • 1.1   [93.5-95.0)
        • 1.2   [92.0-93.5)
        • 1.3   [90.5-92.0)
        • 1.4   [89.0-90.5)
        • 1.5   [87.5-89.0)
        • 1.6   [86.0-87.5)
        • 1.7   [84.5-86.0)
        • 1.8   [83.0-84.5)
        • 1.9   [81.5-83.0)
        • 2.0   [80.0-81.5)
        • 2.1   [78.5-80.0)
        • 2.2   [77.0-78.5)
        • 2.3   [75.5-77.0)
        • 2.4   [74.0-75.5)
        • 2.5   [72.5-74.0)
        • ...
        • 3.0   [65.0-66.5)
        • ...
        • 4.0   [50.0-51.5)
        • Less than 50% is insufficient for an admission to the oral exam.
      • Contributions to the final grade
        • assignments: 20%
        • final project:   30%
        • final exam:     50%