Global Illumination Methods

For appointments and rooms of lecture please consult the ZEuS of the Universität Konstanz. The exercise date and room can be found here.

Description

Learning Content: 

This course teaches methods for generating photorealistic images of virtual scenes. To achieve this the light propagation within the scene has to be simulated using global illumination.

Lecture Content:

1. Introduction to Raytracing 
   - Basic algorithm, extensions, data structures
    
2. Light transport and global illumination 
   - Rendering equation, global light transport 
   - Sampling, Monte-Carlo Integration 
   - Path-Tracing, Particle Tracing 
   - Radiosity
    
3. Radiosity 
   - light transport revisited 
   - creating the equation systems / Form Factors 
    
4. General aspects 
   - Finite element methods 
   - plenoptic function / image-based rendering 
   - Holography

Qualified Students: 

Information Engineering students, bachelor in-depth lectures or master program

Prerequisites:

Basics on computer graphics, programming skills (C++)

Credit requirements:

 oral (20min) or written (60min) examination, depending on number of students

Examination date:

First date:  tba
Second date:  tba
Registration via ZEuS or on list or via email Ms Baiker (Z 710).

Credits:

Successful participation yields 6 ECTS