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First assignment

Written on 16.04.26 by Qingqin Hua

Hi all,

The first assignment has been released assignment. The submission deadline is April 22 at 23:59. Please submit your work via CMS following the submission guidelines stated in the assignment sheet.

Assignments can be done in teams of two. Please create your team in CMS. The deadline… Read more

Hi all,

The first assignment has been released assignment. The submission deadline is April 22 at 23:59. Please submit your work via CMS following the submission guidelines stated in the assignment sheet.

Assignments can be done in teams of two. Please create your team in CMS. The deadline for forming teams is April 29. If you haven’t found a teammate yet, it is possible to submit the first assignment individually and team up from the second assignment onward.

The first tutorials will take place on Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 21. These sessions will serve as office hours for answering assignment questions and conducting coding interviews. Tutorial slots have already been assigned — if you would like to switch your slot, please contact us via email.

Tutorial and slide

Written on 10.04.26 by Qingqin Hua

Hi all,

You can find the first slide under Slide.

There will be two tutorial slots: Monday 16:00 - 17:30 and Tuesday 14:15 - 15:45. at E1 1, CG Chair, Room.
The first tutorial will be on 20.4. 2026 and 21.4.2026.
Please set your slot preference on CMS. We will assign tutorial slots next week.
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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 can be worked on in groups of two
Students will be asked to present their solutions to ascertain that they worked on those themselves
For questions, feel free to send an email to tutors (Contact) or use the Forum.

Grading

Exam admission requires 50% points in every assignment when submitted, and a mandatory coding interview with tutors
The final grade is based entirely on the exam.
Bonus points on the final grade if you have 100% of practical assignments correct before the exam

For organisational questions, please contact Qingqin Hua (hua@cg.uni-saarland.de)