Scotty3D Implementation – Computer Graphics
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Project Overview:
Scotty3D is a 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package similar to Blender, but designed as an educational framework for implementing core graphics algorithms. As part of my Computer Graphics coursework at Carnegie Mellon University, I worked on completing fundamental components of the pipeline, including rasterization, path-tracing rendering, mesh editing, animation (skeleton kinematics, skinning), and particle simulation.
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Technical Skills Gained:
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Computer Graphics Algorithms: Understanding and implementing core graphics techniques such as ray tracing, rasterization, and mesh processing.
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C++ Shader Programming: Worked extensively with C++ for low-level graphics computations.
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Linear Algebra & Computational Geometry: Applied matrix transformations, quaternions, and numerical optimization in skeletal animation and mesh editing.
This project deepened my understanding of real-time and offline rendering techniques and gave me hands-on experience with fundamental 3D graphics concepts used in game engines and animation software.
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