Project 3
CSCI-4962: Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics, Fall 2002

Project 3 Information

• If you are having trouble with your depth testing despite enabling it correctly, you should check your near and far values in the perspective projection. You may be seeing some 'z-fighting' because of insufficient depth buffer precision. As a guideline, try to increase near and decrease far to reasonable values.
• As discussed in class (on Thursday Nov 7), please use the 'm/M' keys to animate the motion of the spline surface (since the 'a' key is now being used for viewer control). Also some of you have asked if the initial camera position can be at a place other than the origin. You can select a different initial camera location -- please make sure you document this in your README to avoid a grade penalty. Finally, a single step of the viewer (when the viewer translates in response to a key click) need not be a single unit of distance. You can select a step size that is most natural for the environment you design. Just make sure the TA does not take forever to navigate your scene to see all your cool stuff!
  
• As mentioned in class, the viewpoint control keys in the Project 3 handout have been changed to conform with standard usage. Please see the updated project3.pdf file.
  
• Support code to illustrate use of texture files in BMP format: TextureMap.cpp , pixmap.cpp , pixmap.h ,
  
• Sample BMP texture files: Mandrill.BMP , Brick.BMP , Cokecan.BMP , wood001.bmp ,
• Project 3 submission: You need a Computer Science department account to submit your projects electronically. You should all have CS accounts (and passwords) by now. If you need an account or have forgotten your CS password, please send email to labstaff@cs.rpi.edu or stop by Lally 301. You should check your RCS accounts for email relating to your CS accounts and passwords.

  You should zip your BMP texture files, source code and README files (and Makefile if necessary) and submit the zip file. Do not include executables. Go here to submit your project.

  Note: The project is due by Tuesday, November 12, 11:59:59pm. You can submit your project multiple times. However only the most recent submission will be graded. The timestamp on your most recent submission will also be used to compute late days used.