Assignment #0 : Foundations of Computer Graphics

Assignment #0

CS 184: Foundations of Computer Graphics page 1 of 2


This assignment serves two purposes. First it gets your account set up, second it forces you to figure
out how to compile code linked against OpenGL.
I suggest that you not wait until the last minute to get this done. The chances are that you’ll encounter
some minor snafu such as problems linking against OpenGL or trouble figuring out the submission program. Whatever the problem is, it will probably be something minor but figuring it out will take some
time.
1. In your CS-184 class account home directory, create a sub-directory named public_html. In
this directory place an HTML page named index.html. This web page should contain:
• Your name
• Your preferred e-mail address (reasonably obfuscated if you want to avoid spam)
• A photo of yourself
• Any other information about yourself that you think is interesting and would like to share
• A place where you will later add links to pages where you will post your assignment results
2. Feel free to customize this page and make it something that represents you. Keep it readable and make sure we can easily locate the above required items. Do not use any autoplaying music because that’s tacky and Prof. O’Brien finds it irritating.
3. The files referenced by the above mentioned web page should all be contained in the public_html directory or a subdirectory of that directory.
4. The directory, public_html, and the files in it should be world readable. Your home directory
should be world searchable but not world readable. To test, try loading the URL for your
class account which will be something like http://inst.cs.berkeley.edu/~CS184-xx
5. Optional, but suggested: Create a file named .forward in your CS-184 class account home
directory that contains a single line of text. This line of text should be the e-mail address that
you check most regularly. This file will cause any e-mail sent to your cs184 account to forward to whatever address you put in the file. (Check that the forwarding works by sending
your cs184 account e-mail and see if it shows up in your regular e-mail.)
6. Go to the class web page and you will find example code example_00. Compile the code and
run the resulting executable. You should see a window open up with a red rectangle and orange triangle. The orange triangle will be animated in a simple way.
7. Modify the example code so that it draws “something interesting” using 2D polygons. Some
suggested examples: write out your name, draw a maze, make a picture of some sort. Be
creative. OpenGL can handle a lot of polygons and you know how to program loops... perhaps you could write code to generate an interesting pattern. Feel free to do more than one
thing and cycle through them when the spacebar is pressed.
8. Take a screen shot of the program running after you have modified it, make a web page that
shows off your image, and link this “Assignment 0” page from your CS-184 home page. The
Assignment #0
Point Value: 30 points
Due Date: Jan. 30th, 11:59pm
CS 184: Foundations of Computer Graphics page 2 of 2
Spring 2015
Prof. James O’Brien
idea is that you should make a page that shows off what your program does. Within that
general guideline feel free to be creative.
9. I’ve provided a simple example of animation in the code. If you’d like to earn some extra
credit points then create an interesting animation of your own, then screen capture a movie
of your program running and put that on your website also under Assignment 0. (Your class
account has a quote so you’ll either need to figure out how to keep the file small or you can
upload the video to YouTube and embed in your page.)
10. Use the submit program to submit a directory containing the following:
• a single text file with your name, student ID number, CS-184 account username
• a JPEG image with a picture of yourself
• the code you modified from the OpenGL example
The text file must be named “info.txt” and items should appear in the order given above with
each item on a separate line. The image file must be named “photo.jpg” and it should have a
clear picture of yourself that would allow someone to recognize you.
Note that including the photo of yourself is not optional. If you have a privacy concern regarding posting a picture of yourself on the web, then please contact the professor prior to the deadline for this assignment.
Do not put your student ID on your webpage.
This assignment must be followed exactly. If you don’t then the scripts that process the submission won’t work, the TA will have to do extra work, and you will lose an easy 30 points.