Computer graphics (disambiguation)
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Computer graphics
are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer.
Computer graphics may also refer to:
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer.
Computer graphics may also refer to:
- 2D computer graphics2D computer graphics2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models and by techniques specific to them...
, the application of computer graphics to generating 2D imagery - 3D computer graphics3D computer graphics3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
, the application of computer graphics to generating 3D imagery - Computer animationComputer animationComputer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
, the art of creating moving images via the use of computers - Computer-generated imageryComputer-generated imageryComputer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
, the application of the field of computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media - Computer graphics (computer science)Computer graphics (computer science)Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. Although the term often refers to the study of three-dimensional computer graphics, it also encompasses two-dimensional graphics and image processing.- Overview...
, a subfield of computer science studying mathematical and computational representations of visual objects - Computer Graphics (publication)Computer Graphics (Publication)Computer Graphics is a publication of ACM SIGGRAPH. It has published the yearly proceedings of the annual SIGGRAPH conferences, as well as a variety of papers on a quarterly basis. Since 2003, all printed materials from the annual conference are included in an issue of ACM Transactions on Graphics ....
, the journal by ACM SIGGRAPH - Computer Graphics: Principles and PracticeComputer Graphics: Principles and PracticeComputer Graphics: Principles and Practice is a textbook written by James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner and John Hughes and published by Addison–Wesley....
, the classic textbook by James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner and John Hughes