A top-down approach to teaching introductory computer graphics

Authors:
Kelvin Sung;Peter Shirley
Affiliations:
University of Washington, Bothell;University of Utah
Venue:
ACM SIGGRAPH 2003 Educators Program
Year:
2003

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Abstract

There are two common strategies for teaching introductory computer graphics (CG) programming. The first and most traditional covers the CG field in a bottom-up manner starting from foundational algorithms such as triangle rasterization. The second is top-down and analyzes the functional modules of applications. This paper argues that the top-down approach is well-suited for mature adult students. A course that has successfully implemented a top-down approach is then described.