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'''Computer graphics''' ('''computer-generated imagery''', '''CGI'''.) are pictures and movies created using [[Computer|computers]] -- usually referring to image data created by a computer specifically with help from specialized graphic hardware and software.

== Description ==

The [[methodology]] depends heavily on the underlying sciences of [[geometry]], [[optics]], and [[physics]].

Computer graphics is responsible for:

* Displaying [[art]] and [[image data]] [[effectively]] and [[beautifully]] to the [[User (computing)|user]]
* [[Data processing|Processing image data]] received from the [[physical world]]

The interaction and understanding of computers and [[interpretation of data]] has been made easier because of computer graphics.

== Topics ==

Important topics in computer graphics include:

* [[Sprite graphics]]
* [[Vector graphics]]
* [[3D modeling]]
* [[Shaders]]
* [[GPU design]]
* [[Computer vision]] - (see also the inverse principle, [[image analysis]])

== Impact on media ==

Computer graphic development has had a significant impact on many types of media:

* [[Animation]]
* Movies
* [[Advertising]]
* [[Video game|Video games]]
* [[Graphic design]] generally

== History ==

The phrase ''computer graphics'' was coined by researcher [[William Fetter]] of [[Boeing]] in 1960. 

== See Also ==

* [[Animation]]
* [[Color gradient]]
* [[Computer graphics advice]]
* [[Computer monitor]]
* [[Digital image]]
* [[Geometry]]
* [[GIF]]
* [[Graphics software]]
* [[Image file format]]
* [[Java applet]]
* [[JavaScript]]
* [[JPEG]]
* [[Nonzero-rule]]
* [[Parallax scrolling]]
* [[Portable Network Graphics]] - PNG
* [[Raster graphics]]
* [[Raster graphics editor]]
* [[Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute]]
* [[Screenshot]]
* [[Spline (mathematics)]]
* [[Vector graphics]]
* [[Vector graphics editor]]
* [[Video]]
* [[WebGL]]

== External Links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics Computer graphics] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Digital technology]]
[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Visual arts]]