The request to revise ITCS 6124/8124

Date: March 3, 2014
To: College of Computing & Informatics
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: January 24, 2014
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2014


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Prerequisites: ITCS 4120 or ITCS 6120 Graduate Standing or permission of the instructor.

This course covers the state of the art of illustrative visualization techniques, which transform large-scale, complex datasets to succinct, non-photorealistic visualization styles and at the same time preserve important data features.focuses on advanced concepts and techniques related to the design, implementation, integration, and management of illustrative visualization and computer graphics. Topics include various advanced visualization topics: feature extraction, non-photorealistic rendering, point-based rendering, hardware-accelerated rendering, segmentation, image generation, animation, evaluation, design, and interaction. The course topics include 2D/3D stippling, interactive line drawings, animated visualization, non-photorealisitc rendering, design, and evaluation of illustrative visualization approaches.