The Cornell Box.
The Cornell Box is one of the field's most recognizable test environments.
Measurement Data.
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functions for selected materials and spectral data for light sources, filters and cameras.
Data Format Specifications.
Specifications for local data formats, such as the MDL model description language and the RGBE floating point image format.
Global Illumination Compendium.
Most of the useful formulas and equations for global illumination algorithms in computer graphics, assembled and maintained by Phil Dutre.
Images and animations
Cornell In Perspective.
One of the earliest computer graphics movies takes the viewer on a tour of the Cornell "arts quad" circa 1972.
Research Images.
Some recognizable images from PCG research efforts.
Realistic Images.
More photorealistic images from the early 1990s.
Architectural Images.
Computer renderings from several undergraduates in Cornell's Architecture school.
SIGGRAPH 25th Images.
Ten of the most influential research labs in computer graphics
were invited to contribute 12 images each to a special Visual
Tribute to Computer Graphics Laboratories: 1971-1998 at the
25th SIGGRAPH conference.
Educational resources
Exploring the Mandala.
During 1989-1990 the lab created an animation to help visualize a Tibetan mandala.
What is Computer Graphics?
A brief, elementary tutorial explains some of the basic concepts
of computer graphics. These pages are designed for our younger
visitors.
Other material
Information that is being transitioned from our older web design style.
