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Computer graphics (computer-generated imagery, CGI.) are pictures and movies created using 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
• 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 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

• Computer graphics @ Wikipedia