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Item Adapting Computer Graphics Curricula to Changes in Graphics Technology(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Hitchner, Lewis E.; Sowizral, Henry A.; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathIntroductory computer graphics courses are changing their focus and learning environments. Improvements in hardware and software technology coupled with changes in preparation, interest, and abilities of incoming students are driving the need for curriculum change. Past courses focussed on low- and intermediate-level rendering principies, algorithms, and software development tools. Many of these algorithms have migrated into hardware. Though important knowledge for advanced graphics programmers, most graphics applications programmers have no need to study at this level, much as application programmers have no need to study hardware systems or assembly level programming. Courses need to focus on intermediate- and high-level principies, algorithms, and tools. A fundamental need in modern graphics curricula is integration of a 3D graphics API into the instruction. This paper presents experiences teaching this focus with both low and high level graphics programming API`s . The experiences were gained in courses at an undergraduate university and in multi-day industrial courses for experienced professional programmers.Item Bringing the Introductory Computer Graphics Course into the 21 st Century(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Wolfe, Rosalee; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThe field of computer graphics has matured greatly since the formal statement of the introductory undergraduate course for computer science majors was created for ACM/IEEE Curriculum 91, and introductory courses need to reflect the substantive changes in the discipline. Recenf discussions with graphics educators and a syllabus survey have found six trends in recent course offerings. Perhaps these findings will evolve into a basis upon which people can develop courses that fit their local needs as well as reflecting the changingfield.Item Combining Art and Mathematics in Computer Graphics Education(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Ollila, Mark; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper presents an innovative education program ai the University of Cavie, Sweden. The program, Creative Programming, combines traditional methods of teaching compuler graphics, with other cross- disciplinary areas such as art, cognition, and film. The uniqueness of the program is represented by the students that are accepted and the teaching environment they are put in. A judicial process is used to screen applicants, with and without portfolios to the program. This is followed by an examination of intellectual capacity, practical examination, and finally an interview. Together, these are used as guidelines to determine if the student is a suitable candidate for the program. The final group selected has varying backgrounds, ranging from the professional artist to the traditional computer scientist. They are then immersed in a lab environment for the whole duration of the education on the campushe remainder of the education involves a period in industry. The combination of selective students, a lab environment has produced very satisfactory result, and can be used as basis for further developing the education.Item Computer Graphics Curricula in the Visual Arts(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Eber, Dena Elisabeth; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathComputers have recently emerged as commonplace on the scene in a record number of uiversity art departments. This rapid change has created the need for n ew curriculum in the computer art discipline. ln designing these courses I see three ideas that are paramount to any computer graphics curriculum in the visual arts. First, the courses and course work should focus on individual expression and creativity, second, the instruction should include an awareness of the "wow" factor, and third, the courses should include a balance of computer art, traditional art, computer science, and academics such as theory, art history, and criticism.Item Computer Graphics in the Scope of Informatics Engineering education(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Santos, Manuel Próspero dos; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathAt the Faculty of Science and Technology of the New University of Lisbon, the education in lnformatics Engineering has been supportcd by a B.Sc. course and a M.Sc. course. Both of them include Computer Graphics lectures; being the corresponding curricula adapted as much as possible to the other basic scientific matters. 0n the other hand, the tools and teaching methods have also been acconnnodated according to the global resources available at the Faculty for those courses, namely the computational ones. The paper presents the methodologies used today for teaching Computer Graphics at the New University of Lisbon, gives the results of some succeeded experiments, refers the most relevant relationships with other subjects and put important questions to the future of Computer Graphics education in the scope Informatics Engineering.Item Courseware Reuse or Courseware to Reuse?(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Teixeira, José Carlos; Páris, César; Madeira, Joaquim; Lopes, J. Brisson; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathItem The Development of a Digital Library to Support the Teaching of Computer Graphics and Visualization(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Owen, G. Scott; Sunderraman, Raj; Zhang, Yanqing; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThe ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee web site is being evolved into a Digital Library that will be a worldwide resource for Grapltics and Visualization Education. We discuss the history of the website, including a long-standing partnership with the National Science Foundation, and the current work to evolve it into a Digital Library. Finally, we discuss a proposed vision of the future of the Digital Library and how we plan to achieve that vision.Item The Human-Computer Interfaces Course at IST(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Gomes, Mário Rui; Lopes, Brisson; Fonseca, Manuel João; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper presents the main and most relevant aspects of the Human-Computer Interfaces course lectured for the 4th academic years (and fifth year as an optional course) of the undergraduate program in lnformatics and Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon. The paper addresses the course contents and its pedagogical approach as well as the communicatiom facilities used in the 1998/99 academic year to support the course operation.Item An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Computer Animation to Artists and Computer Scientists(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Ebert, David S.; Bailey, Dan; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathAnimation has always required a close collaboration between artists and scientists, poets and engineers. Current trends in computer animation have made successful and effective teamwork a necessity. To address these issues, we have developed an interdisciplinary computer animation course for artists and scientists that focuses on contemporary issues in computer aninmation. This course emphasizes collaborative teams for practical experience, cross-mixing of student expertise, and group-based education: the students leam from each other, as well as lhe instructors. Student teams produce a professional aninmation that extends the capabilities of a conmmercial animation package to gain experience in and exposure to the state-of-the-art research in computer animation and rendering, the complete animation process, and the artistic and aesthetics of computer animation. We describe our approach to teaching this course, the structure of the course, the results, and lessons learned from our experience with the first offering of this course (Spring 1999).Item An Introductory Course on Visualization(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Sousa Santos, Beatriz; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathA Visualization course offered twice (1997/98 and 98/99) as an elective in the MSc degree on Electronics and Telecommunications at the University of Aveiro is presented. lts contents, bibliography and teaching methods are described. Some difficulties encountered during the preparation and lecturing of this course are identified.Item Leaming 3D Visualisation with MALUDA(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Pereira, João A. Madeiras; Gomes, Mário Rui; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper describes MALUDA system, which constitutes an important tool for teaching 3D- visualisation pipeline at the laboratory classes of the Computcr Craphics course at Instituto Superior Técnico.Item MAVERIK: A Virtual Reality System for Research and Teaching(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Howard, Toby; Hubbold, Roger; Murta, Alan; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper describes some experiences with the use of the MAVERIK system for supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research. MAVERIK is a high-level system for creating and managing interactive virtual environments. lt is available free under the GNU General Public Licence. MAVERIK is modular and extensible, and its use of Mesa, the free OpenGL-like graphics system, means that it can be run on low- cost PCs, making it especially suitable for use in computer graphics and visualization education. We discuss the novel architecture and main features of MAVERIK, and illustrate its use by presenting case studies of projects udertaken by our students.Item Modularity: The Key to Courseware Re-use(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Teixeira, José Carlos; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathBy courseware modularity we mean the possibility to build complete courses from many small course modules fitting together. ln contrast to puzzle pieces, course modules should be designed to fit into many different situations, allowing different courses to be produced. This goal introduces a lot of problems to be solved, like organisation (hierarchical) of the material, formats' compatibility, clear separation between contents, structure and presentation, ...Item Online Education(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Mumford, Anne; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathNew technologies for distance Jearning through the Web, vídeo conferencing, collaborative working toais have the potential to enhance and extend learning. This requires a large leap for many institutions, teachers and students as well as an investment in technology and training. Many of those involved in graphics and visualization have in some way contributed to the development of the technologies being used and to their potential application use. These technologies have potential for widescale use at a time when there is pressure, at least in the UK, to widen access to higher education and to consider Iearning to be a life-long process.Item Proceedings Info(The Eurographics Association, 2023) José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrath; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathItem Restructuring Computer Graphics and Visualisation Curricula at IST(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Lopes, J. M. Brisson; Gomes, M. R.; Bernardo, J. C.; Jorge, J.; Pereira, J. M.; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper addresses the restructuring of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Computer Graphics, Visualisation and Multimedia that was recently carried out at Instituto Superior Técnico. The paper details th e rationale for the changes in both curricula and course contem and describes the new structure. The result is a coherent and complete series of co urses spanning the undergraduate and M.Sc. degrees in lnformatics Engineering. lt further discusses the structure of the basic course on Computer Graphics within this context and draws conclusions to contribute to the ongoing discussion on Computer Graphics, Visualisation and Multimedia curricula.Item Scientific Visualization as a Tool for Power Engineering Education(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Slavik, Pavel; Hrdlicka, Frantisck; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThis paper deals with the application of scientific visualization methods in the field of power engineering education. Behavior of various parts of a power plant is simulated and the results of these simulations are visualized. The visualization of processes that run in a power plant gives the students an opportunity to understand better the nature of these processes. This approach solves one of the main problems in power engineering education: the students usually have no chance to see various types of power plants in practice. The existence of models and their corresponding visualization allows students to perform experiments with various devices and in such a way acquire a much deeper knowledge about the subjects taught.Item Strengthening Visual Skills by Recognising Rendering Algorithms(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Wolfe, Rosalee; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathComputer science students contemplating a career in graphics need to develop a visual sense, but traditional course topies do not meet this need. Visual analysis is a teaching technique developed for computer science instructors that helps impart this ability. Through the use of a few visual cues, students learn to visually identify surface algorithms, shaders and lighting techniques. An interactive software package called TERA (Tool for Exploring Rendering Algorithms) provides nearly a million image combinations that students can use to practice their visual identification skills.Item Supporting Face to Face Teaching(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Mumford, Anne; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathThe needs of Graphics and Visualization Education (GVE) are often more demanding of teaching facilities than are other subject areas. ln the UK there is political pressure to improve the student experience through assessment of subject areas and as a result of the introduction of student fees. One area is the need to improve the teaching facilities and methods of delivery. GVE may be considered to be very specialist and not a key driver for facility improvement. The requirements, when met, can however provide improvement for all. There is also a need for widening the use of the techniques. Despite many awareness raising exercises, the techniques are still seen as being specialists and there is little penetration in some subject areas.Item Three Collaborative Models for Computer Graphics Education(The Eurographics Association, 2023) Case, Colleen; José Carlos Teixeira; Werner Hansmann; Michael B. McGrathVisual communication is an area that acts as an integrator to other disciplines, business work projects and institutions. The collaborative models and innovative delivery systems described in this document provide "real world" experience, initiate accelerated learning and develop flexible structures for curriculum that meet the needs of business, industry, the learner and the educational environment. These models and samples address many of the current issues facing the computer graphics profession.