Developing Efficient Graphics Software

Course Authors:

• Keith Cok (SGI)          - cok@sgi.com
• Roger Corron (SGI)    - rc@hudson.sgi.com
• Bob Kuehne (SGI)       - rpk@sgi.com
• Thomas True (SGI)     - true@sgi.com

Course Notes (pdf) (1.6 Meg)

Course slides:

Introduction: ppt, ppt with audio, html

General Performance Overview: ppt, ppt with audio, html

Software and System Performance: ppt, ppt with audio, html

Profiling and Tuning Code: ppt, ppt with audio, html

Compiler and Language Considerations: ppt, ppt with audio, html

Graphics Techniques and Algorithms: ppt, ppt with audio, html

Conclusion: ppt, ppt with audio, html

CAL Content:

•     NT Tree (24.5 Meg)
•     Linux Tree (10 Meg)
•     Linux HW Accelerated Tree (24.7 Meg)
•     IRIX Tree (8.6 Meg)
•     Source code authors:  Keith Cok, Alan Commike, Roger Corron, Bob Kuehne, Bruno Stefanizzi, Tom True

Accompanying technical papers:

• Performance Implications of Pointer Aliasing
• Effective Occlusion Culling for the Interactive Display of Arbitrary Models
• Real-Time, Continuous Level of Detail Rendering of Height Fields
• Adaptive Display Algorithm for Interactive Frame Rates During Visualization of Complex Virtual Environments
• Progressive Meshes

The course notes, slides and CAL content will be available online at: http://www.sgi.com/events/siggraph00/gfxapps