Interactive Computer Graphics: Functional, Procedural and Device-level MethodsThis text covers the theoretical, mathematical foundations, as well as the practical, algorithmic methods needed to design and implement computer graphics program, with a central theme of generation and manipulation of graphic scenes in real time with human control or interaction. Features covers important graphic standards and device-level method makes a range of advanced material accessible to all software and hardware independent. |
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Contents
DeviceLevel Graphics | 1 |
Graphics Systems and Standards | 33 |
Fundamental Algorithms for Raster Graphics | 75 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Interactive Computer Graphics: Functional, Procedural and Device-level Methods International computer science series |
| Author | Peter Burger |
| Contributor | Duncan Gillies |
| Edition | 4, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 28, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0201174391, 9780201174397 |
| Length | 504 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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