Undergraduate computer graphics using Java 3D

This workshop will introduce Java 3D as a tool for teaching graphics programming at the undergraduate level. Similar to the evolution of programming languages, a computer graphics course based entirely on high-level features of available graphics programming packages has become feasible and offers distinct advantages over traditional approaches. Such a course will be accessible to a wide range of students and will be more effective in introducing the fundamental graphics concepts and applications such as modeling, transformation, rendering, and animation. Java 3D, a high-level object-oriented 3D API integrated with Java, is an ideal tool for such a course. The workshop will explore the features and limitations of Java 3D in teaching introductory computer graphics.