MADE Classroom: Computer Graphics 101

How do you make a computer draw pictures? Our teachers walk through how programmers create pictures with math and code!

Age Range: Around 8 to 13 years old

Description: This class is a 1.5 hour lesson that teaches students how computers store, draw, and animate images to produce the illusion of movement.

Students will learn

• How to critically analyze video games for artifacts of rendering techniques

• How computers store, draw, and animate images

• How to use free tools to explore computer graphics

The class will start with a short lecture about computer graphics, followed by some hands-on time experimenting with a free rendering platform. Finally, students will have a chance to learn about the history of rendering by playing games on the exhibit floor!