Okay, but...
what is 6.837 really about?


Not!
    Paint and Imaging packages (Adobe Photoshop)
    CAD packages (AutoCAD)
    Rendering packages (Lightscape)
    Modeling packages (3D Studio MAX)
    Animation packages (Digimation)
    Graphics APIs (OpenGL)
    Graphics Modeling and Languages (RenderMan)
We will cover...
    Graphics programming algorithms
    Graphics data structures
    Color and human vision
    Graphical interface design and programming
    Applied geometry and modeling
    Applied numerical computing


Ugh... sounds like Computer Science
Lecture 1 Slide 3 6.837 Fall '98