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Artists using computers are capable of creating images of captivating power and beauty. Electronic collage, animation, and image transformation blend with traditional form, color, and shading.
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Glossary of Terms
- augmented reality
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A form of virtual reality  in which the real world is enhanced through the use of computer-generated content.
- binary notation
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Representation of numbers by 0Â s and 1Â s.
- bit
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Binary digit.
- byte
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A group of eight bits.
- central processing unit (CPU)
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The section of a computer that integrates and coordinates overall operation.
- computer-aided design (CAD)
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Using a computer to draw graphs and pictures.
- computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
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Using a computer to control machines.
- cathode ray tube
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A specialized vacuum tube in which images are produced when an electron beam strikes a phosphorescent screen.
- facial capture head rig
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A camera mounted on an actor’s head used to capture facial movements.
- fractals
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Shapes or patterns made of parts similar to the whole in some way (i.e., which demonstrate self-similarity under a change in scale such as magnification) Magnification.
- kilobyte (KB)
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1024 bytes.
- megabyte (MB)
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1,048,576 bytes.
- liquid crystal display (LCD)
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A flat panel display that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals.
- organic light-emitting diode (OLED)
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A semiconductor consisting of a very thin film of organic carbon-based compound that emits light in response to an electric current.
- performance capture
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A process using sensors or reflective markers to capture the movement of actors.
- plasma display
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A flat display that uses small cells that contain ionized gases to illuminate pixels.
- quantum dot display
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A flat display that uses quantum dots (semiconducting nanocrystals) to produce monochromatic red, green, and blue light.
- reduced instruction set computer (RISC)
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Computer design that reduces the number of instructions necessary to perform operations.
- software
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The sets of instructions, codes, operating systems, and languages that enable a computer to perform its functions.
- virtual reality
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Technology used to create a computer-generated visual environment.
- xerography
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Printing process that uses an electrically charged photoconductive drum on which the latent image is developed by using a powder called toner.
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Rossing, T.D., Chiaverina, C.J. (2019). Computer Imaging. In: Light Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27103-9_12
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