We introduce an interactive parallel rendering system based on the impostors technique. Impostors increase the latency tolerance of an interactive rendering system, which allows us to use the power of the parallel machine even at high resolutions and framerates. Impostors also decrease the required rendering bandwidth, which makes possible the interactive use of advanced rendering techniques li...

Nowadays, computer graphics course is usually taught with traditional teaching methodologies and tools, which has its own limitations. In this paper, we present an online interactive computer graphics tutorial. The practical part of the tutorial consists of example programs on the computer in which the users can test the theoretical concepts and generate their own experiences. The integration o...

Just like computer graphics, holograms are being applied as tools to solve individual research, engineering, and presentation problems within several domains. Up until today, however, these tools have been applied separately. The overall goal of our project is to combine both technologies to create a powerful tool for science, industry and education. We are currently investigating the possibili...

The Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Lab (CGIM) (http://graphics.cs.uh.edu) at the University of Houston (UH) was founded by Dr. Zhigang Deng in October 2006. Its focused research directions include 3D Computer Graphics, computer animation, virtual human modeling and animation, human computer interaction, and medical/scientific visualization. The UH CGIM Lab is equipped with a stateof-th...

In the mid-1960s, a group of scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Cyrus Levinthal, took hold of one of the early interactive graphics terminals and used it to visualize, study and model the structure of proteins and nucleic acids. From this encounter between cutting-edge computer technology and molecular biology emerged the crucial elements for the development of a resear...

We explore the generation of interactive computer graphics at digital set-top boxes in place of the fixed graphics that were embedded to the television video before the broadcast. This direction raises new requirements for user interface development, since the graphics are merged with video at each set-top box dynamically, without the traditional quality control from the television producers. B...