When it comes to computer science why do most people seem to interested in doing stuff related to databases or networking? How about computer graphics for a change? It is probabaly the hardest and the most enjoyable/rewarding course I have done so far in computer science - to be honest I was a little disappointed when the course ended.
How many of you are interested in computer graphics? I am not talking graphics, animation done in programs like Flash or Macromedia - the real hardcore stuff like
physically based rendering, low level computer animation, game programming…
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buddy you just found yourself a friend 
hehe i have been working on my game engine for over a year now.. and it has been amazing .. tough challenging but rewarding.. to see that damn cube rotating
so which university do you go to? and which year are you in?
Some topics i started earlier:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=177758
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=168169
as you can see i didn’t get much response here hehe 
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I am working on a physically based renderer using C++ and possibly Qt for the GUI. I was impressed with the images I got with non-physically based renderer but I am aiming for real life like images now - stuff as seen in real life. Its challenging for sure and very complex.
I am also working on a 3D modelling program using C++/opengl/Qt to generate scene files for the renderer. In some ways its proabably harder than the renderer itself - making a user friendly GUI is quite invloved.
I go to the University of Calgary and Alberta, Canada.
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Naah… I didn’t do DBs, or Networking or Graphics in my undergrad Comp Sci.
Instead I got pulled into Computational Linguistics, with special interests in Pronunciation Modelling and Corpora Patten Mining - got a scholarship to work for half a year at the Center of Speech & Language Processing @ Johns Hopkins… now that was some hard-core stuff people did there… it was an amazing experience to say the least 
I’m sorry to have spoiled the Graphics thread but thought I’d add and reinforce that there’s more out there too.
To each his/her own I suppose! :k:
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nice stuff viper1982, it must be exciting to work on projects like that.. so what are your career aims? i am sure you would want to work with some game development company in near future.. ?
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I havent decided yet - everybody keeps saying graphics is hard to get into and isnt a whole lot of money - it depends Ill be prepared for anything - if I can get a placement in EA Ill go with games, graphics and stuff. Otherwise there are some very high paying jobs in fields like real time programming, and operating systems jobs. Money is a big factor but who knows i'll wait and see - will go for the internship next year and see what happens.
I do my projects on my own - like right now there's atleast 3 months to the next semester - lots of time to work really deep into things. Because I have absolutely no life at all all my free time is spent studying and pumping weights - lol! Im such a nerd.
If you like help with openGL/C++ or like to share stuff here - I will be most happy to do so.
hehe i have been working on my game engine for over a year now.. and it has been amazing .. tough challenging but rewarding.. to see that damn cube rotating 