/en/tags/rendering-pipeline/Recent content in Rendering-Pipeline on Feynman's BlogHugoen-USMon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0800/en/posts/games101-overview-rasterization/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0800/en/posts/games101-overview-rasterization/<blockquote class="blockquote-regular"> <p>Instructor: Lingqi Yan | UCSB Course Link: <a href="https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1X7411F744">https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1X7411F744</a></p> </blockquote> <h2 id="1-what-is-computer-graphics">1 What is Computer Graphics</h2> <p><strong>Computer Graphics</strong>: The use of computers to <strong>synthesize and manipulate</strong> visual information.</p> <p>The core task of computer graphics is to <strong>represent, process, render, and display</strong> graphics and images in computers.</p> <h3 id="application-areas">Application Areas</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: left">Area</th> <th style="text-align: left">Examples</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Video Games</td> <td style="text-align: left">Real-time rendering, 3D scenes</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Film VFX</td> <td style="text-align: left">Offline rendering, visual effects</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Animation</td> <td style="text-align: left">CG animation like <em>Frozen</em>, <em>Zootopia</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Design &amp; CAD</td> <td style="text-align: left">Industrial design, architectural visualization</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Data Visualization</td> <td style="text-align: left">Scientific, engineering, medical data</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Virtual Reality</td> <td style="text-align: left">Immersive virtual environments</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Augmented Reality</td> <td style="text-align: left">Real-virtual fusion (AR navigation)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Simulation</td> <td style="text-align: left">Physics, weather, black hole visualization</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="2-four-core-topics">2 Four Core Topics</h2> <p>GAMES101 covers four core topics in modern computer graphics:</p>