due:	Monday, Feb 23rd, 2003
objective:	To learn a few interesting facts and figures regarding computer graphics.
requirements:	Overall Requirements Your group must research the following question assigned to you. Create a Web page with the question and the answer including links to additional information. Send me the URL for this page by Sunday night at 5:00 pm. Oral presentations (10 minutes) will be given on Monday. It is up to you how many people participate in the presentation. Your web page and oral presentation should represent a few hours of work. (not simply cutting and pasting the first web site you stumble upon).
questions:	Graphics Gurus - Discover the programming language(s), graphics API, development tools, hardware and other interesting facts about Dreamwork's production of Shrek. I Don't Care - Discover the programming language(s), graphics API, development tools, hardware and other interesting facts about Pixar's production of Monster's Inc. Team Blue - What is the most common programming language and graphics API for development of Play Station 2 games? Red Bull - What is the most common programming language and graphics API for development of XBox games? The A-Team - What are the differences between JPEG, GIF, PNG and MPEG image formats? Are their advantages and disadvantages to each? Deja Vu - What are the necessary skills to obtain a job doing computer animation for one of the big computer companies in California? Who are the top three production houses? Quakers - What programming languages and development environments are used to create the PC games Quake and Unreal Tournament? Is the code open source and could the class extend either of these games for project 3? Group I - Compare and contrast OpenGL with DirectX. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
grading:	Your participation and the quality of your effort in this activity contributes to the Group and Individual Activities category described in the syllabus.