1. Learning Outcomes for this Assessment

This assessment aims at assessing your understanding of the topics and your knowledge of the theory and methods by applying a range of the techniques / algorithms covered in the lecture and lab sessions. It will assess learning outcomes B, C and D stated in the module spec through practical work in the 2D space.

2. The Task

You are required to create a 2-dimensional New Year’s Greeting Card, which could contain balloons, flowers, trees, candles, cakes, smiling faces, greeting messages and other objects that may appear in a physical New Year’s Greeting Card. It should consist of a background and both still and animated objects where appropriate. Keyboard and mouse functions can be used to trigger the actions or display your Greeting Card in stages. An objective of the assignment is to make good use of the graphics techniques and OpenGL functions. In particular, you should consider the following in completing this assignment:

· Proper configuration and use of the MS VC++ and OpenGL environments as for the lab work (i.e. an environment to use the freeglut library),

· Good visual effect of your Greeting Card utilising the full range of the techniques covered to date in the module (e.g. creation of geometry, transformations, viewing, animation and interactions via the mouse and keyboard),

· Effective use of relevant OpenGL libraries,

· Good programming practice (e.g. necessary comments and neat format of coding).

3. The Written Report

You are required to produce a Word-processed report of no more than 5 A4 sides that

a) shows basic information – module code and title, your name, ID and degree programme on the first page;

b) briefly describe the design and lists the features of your Greeting Card (relating to graphics techniques used but not explaining your code in detail);

c) provides a brief instruction section about how your program can be run effectively (e.g. interactive commands with the mouse and keyboard);

d) contains a set of typical screenshots to show your program in action.

4. Submission of Work

a) You are required to compress your written report, source code (.cpp), and executable (.exe) (not the whole solution/project which can have a very large file size) into a single zip/rar file. Name your zip/rar file in the following way: YourID_Surnamae_GivenName (e.g. 1409876_Yue_Yong).

b) You are then required to submit your zip/rar file on the Learning Mall module site, by Sunday, 6 November 2022.

Late submission will receive penalty in the marking in accordance with the University Code of Practice on Assessment. For each working day after the deadline, 5 marks (out of 100) will be deducted for up to 5 working days. However, the mark will not be reduced below the pass mark for the assessment. Work