BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T020613Z UID:EA406C00-4AB1-429C-91F1-6CA2D48E6F2C DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T200000 DESCRIPTION:This is a weekly session of the CIT Summer Series\, with Jon Pe ddle presenting The History of Visual Magic in Computers: How Beautiful Im ages are Made in CAD\, 3D\, VR and AR :\n\nIf you have ever looked at a fa ntastic adventure or science fiction movie\, or an amazingly complex and r ich computer game\, or a TV commercial where cars or gas pumps or biscuits behaved liked people and wondered\, “How do they do that?”\, then you ’ve experienced the magic of 3D worlds generated by a computer.\n\n3D in computers began as a way to represent automotive designs and illustrate t he construction of molecules. 3D graphics use evolved to visualizations of simulated data and artistic representations of imaginary worlds.\n\nIn or der to overcome the processing limitations of the computer\, graphics had to exploit the characteristics of the eye and brain\, and develop visual t ricks to simulate realism. The goal is to create graphics images that will overcome the visual cues that cause disbelief and tell the viewer this is not real.\n\nThousands of people over thousands of years have developed t he building blocks and made the discoveries in mathematics and science to make such 3D magic possible\, and The History of Visual Magic in Computers is dedicated to all of them and tells a little of their story.\n\nIt trac es the earliest understanding of 3D and then foundational mathematics to e xplain and construct 3D\; from mechanical computers up to today’s tablet s. Several of the amazing computer graphics algorithms and tricks came of periods where eruptions of new ideas and techniques seem to occur all at o nce. Applications emerged as the fundamentals of how to draw lines and cre ate realistic images were better understood\, leading to hardware 3D contr ollers that drive the display all the way to stereovision and virtual real ity.\n\nMaps the history of the techniques behind science fiction movies\, complex and rich computer games\, and TV commercials capable of making ca rs\, gas pumps and biscuits behave like human beings.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. J on Peddie\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364008 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364008 ORGANIZER:mviron@findaschool.net SEQUENCE:38 SUMMARY:CIT Summer Series - Jon Peddie - The History of Visual Magic in Com puters: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD\, 3D\, VR and AR URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364008 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This is a weekly session of the CIT Summer Series\, with Jon Peddle presenting <strong>The History of Visual Magic i n Computers: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD\, 3D\, VR and AR</strong >&nbsp\;:</p>\n<p>If you have ever looked at a fantastic adventure or scie nce fiction movie\, or an amazingly complex and rich computer game\, or a TV commercial where cars or gas pumps or biscuits behaved liked people and wondered\, &ldquo\;How do they do that?&rdquo\;\, then you&rsquo\;ve expe rienced the magic of 3D worlds generated by a computer.</p>\n<p>3D in comp uters began as a way to represent automotive designs and illustrate the co nstruction of molecules. 3D graphics use evolved to visualizations of simu lated data and artistic representations of imaginary worlds.</p>\n<p>In or der to overcome the processing limitations of the computer\, graphics had to exploit the characteristics of the eye and brain\, and develop visual t ricks to simulate realism. The goal is to create graphics images that will overcome the visual cues that cause disbelief and tell the viewer this is not real.</p>\n<p>Thousands of people over thousands of years have develo ped the building blocks and made the discoveries in mathematics and scienc e to make such 3D magic possible\, and The History of Visual Magic in Comp uters is dedicated to all of them and tells a little of their story.</p>\n <p>It traces the earliest understanding of 3D and then foundational mathem atics to explain and construct 3D\; from mechanical computers up to today& rsquo\;s tablets. Several of the amazing computer graphics algorithms and tricks came of periods where eruptions of new ideas and techniques seem to occur all at once. Applications emerged as the fundamentals of how to dra w lines and create realistic images were better understood\, leading to ha rdware 3D controllers that drive the display all the way to stereovision a nd virtual reality.</p>\n<p>Maps the history of the techniques behind scie nce fiction movies\, complex and rich computer games\, and TV commercials capable of making cars\, gas pumps and biscuits behave like human beings.< /p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR