Topics we discussed: We started with a few cultural references: The Two Cultures + C.P. Snow's original lecture Norman McLaren The theory of the uncanny valley We pointed out that computationally, computer graphic imagery tends to fall into two troughs: Non-real time CGI (1-10 hours per frame) Interactive CGI (30-120 frames per second) Generally speaking, there are three major components to a computer graphics system: Modeling (both shapes and materials) Animation Rendering We watched two seminal and historically important CGI animations: 1972: Pioneering computer animation (Catmull and Parke) 1986: Pixar's Luxo Jr. (Lasseter) Homework: Send an email to the following email address: cd1801 AT nyu DOT edu The subject line for your email should be: [UGCG2018] Assignment 0 The email should include all three of the following: your NAME, your NYU ID, the URL of the website you will use for your homeworks Your assignment, due next Tuesday before the start of class, is to describe why you are interested in taking this course, and to give any suggestions as to what topics you would be particularly interested in seeing us cover this semester.