Tools

You will need to provide your own equipment for class. The requirements aren’t much different than any other class. You’ll need a capable computer, a decent internet connection, a camera, and the ability to do audio and video for communications.

Computer

You need a computer that is good enough to participate in class. The communication tools we use (e.g., Zoom) is generally are not too demanding.

More importantly, since this is a graphics class, your computer will need to run the graphics programs that you will write. The programs we will write tend to be small and not too demanding. At this point, you may not understand the terms that describe you need. You will need a reasonable modern computer that is capable of 3D graphics (technically (buzzword warning), you need to run hardware shaders - but this doesn’t require a dedicated GPU, pretty much any laptop from the past few years is OK).

We will use Zoom for this class: both to record in-person lectures as well as for online meetings with course staff.

Access to the Zoom meetings can be found through Canvas. There will be meetings for each lecture, as well as a recurring meeting for staff consulting hours.

For Lectures

1. Students will keep their cameras and microphones off, unless we specifically ask you to turn it on (for example if we want you to speak to the class to expand upon a question).

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