Advances in Object-Oriented Graphics I

A collection of essays on object-oriented graphics, which aims to demonstrate their capabilities, to examine areas of research and development, and to investigate extensions and shortcomings in the methodology when applied to computer graphics.

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This collection of essays aims to demonstrate the practical utility of object-oriented methods in computer graphics (including user interfaces, image synthesis and CAD), to examine research issues in the field of object-oriented graphics, and in particular to investigate extensions and shortcomings of the methodology when applied to computer graphics. The book documents a number of recent advances and indicates areas of current research. Papers included in the book extend existing object-oriented graphical techniques, such as Smalltalk's 'model view controller' or 'constraints', introduce the use of complex and persistent objects in graphics, and give approaches to direct manipulation interfaces. The reader is also presented with information on a number of significant existing graphics systems, both for user interfaces and for image synthesis.