Re: Performer class(es)?

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Bill Mannel (mannel++at++vaquero.csd.sgi.com)
Thu, 6 Jan 1994 11:38:55 -0800

On Jan 6, 11:25am, David Marsland wrote:
> Subject: Re: Performer class(es)?
>
> An IRIS Performer class will be taught on Wednesday, Jan 19th at the
> SGI Expo East near Washington, DC. The class will be taught by David
> Marsland, a course developer from SGI Technical Education. The SGI Expo
> is being sponsored by PCI, and all inquiries and registration should go
> to PCI at 1-800-727-EXPO.

        should be Tuesday, Jan 18 ^^^^^ ;-)
>
> Look for a course offered through SGI Technical Education in mid-94.
>
> Here's some more information:
>
> IRIS Performer 1.2 Class Outline
>
> Length: 1 day
> Target Audience: Developers, programmers, and project managers of
> visual simulation applications or other 3D graphics intensive
> applications
>
> Class Description: This class provides a fast-paced high-level overview
> of IRIS Performer 1.2. Demonstrations, lecture, and code
> examples will be used to cover the major features of Performer.
>
> Pre-requisites: Comfortable programming in C
> General 3D graphics visual simulation and GL background helpful
>
> Intro
>
> Performer Demos
>
> Overview
> Visual Simulation Application Requirements
> Loading Scene Databases from many file formats
> Performer visual simulation development environment - libpf
> Performer rendering library - libpr
> Performer Utilities
>
> Scene Graphs - Visual Database
> Hierarchy
> Traversal
> States
> Nodes
>
> Using the database
> Culling
> Drawing
> Intersections
>
> Visual Simulation Application Framework
> Initializing
> Loading Scene databases
> Setting up a Rendering Pipe
> Setting up a Channel - a view into a pipe
> Multiprocessing
> Simulation Loop
> Shared Memory
>
> Frame Rate Control
> Level of Detail Control
> Load Management
>
> Special Effects
> Earth/Sky
>
> Performer Rendering Library - libpr
> Overvie
> Geometry
> Graphics State
> System tasks
> Intersections
> Math Routines
>
> Performance tuning
> Graphics and System Utilization Statistics
> Database structuring
>
>
> /* David Marsland (415) 390-5326 "On Spaceship Earth *
> * MTS, Educational R&D, Graphics Programming there are no passengers, *
> * Silicon Graphics Computer Systems only crew." *
> * Internet: mars++at++csd.sgi.com Buckminster Fuller */
>-- End of excerpt from David Marsland

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