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Assignment schedule

Written on 16.05.25 by Pascal Grittmann

Starting with the current assignment (3, released this Tuesday) we are switching to a two-week rhythm for assignments. That is, a new assignment will be released every second Tuesday.

Exam

Written on 07.05.25 by Pascal Grittmann

The final exam will take place Friday, 25 July 2025, 13:00 - 16:00 in E1 3 HS002

Second assignment

Written on 30.04.25 by Pascal Grittmann

The second assignment is out now. To accommodate for the public holiday, the submission deadline has been extended to Sunday, 11.05.

First assignment and tutorial

Written on 22.04.25 by Pascal Grittmann

The first assignment has been released (see Information/Materials on CMS ). The submission deadline is next Tuesday, 29.04.

Assignments can be submitted in pairs of two students.

The first tutorials will be this Thursday and next Monday, you can find your assigned tutorial on CMS as well.

Realistic Image Synthesis

This advanced lecture discusses the mathematical concepts and algorithms that are used to simulate the propagation of light in a virtual scene. The topics include Monte Carlo sampling, various Global Illumination algorithms (from the basic Path Tracing algorithm to more advanced algorithms like Vertex Connection and Merging), and HDR imaging. In the practical exercises, the students implement some of the algorithms discussed in the lecture in a lightweight rendering framework.

Pre-requisites

Basic grasp of C++: The practical assignments use C++. The code to be written is mostly mathematical and thus quite language agnostic.
[optional] Basic computer graphics concepts: While this course is largely self-contained, a familiarity with concepts taught in, e.g., our Computer Graphics core lecture is beneficial.

Organisational

There will be a mix of practical and theoretical assignments
Some assignments are larger and span multiple weeks
Tutorials are offered every week and also act as office hours to answer questions and help with the assignments
Assignments count towards the final grade (at 50%)
Assignments can be worked on in groups of two
Students will be (sporadically) asked to present their solutions to ascertain that they worked on those themselves