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This book has evolved over the past dozen or so years, as different groups of students have taken the course at Ohio State that it was initially used for. These students have participated in the research and the development of many of the sections of the material. Originally it developed as a web site that has come to be regarded as an important resource for the CG discipline, as we have helped to maintain in one location the information and references that point to the many important developments of the short life of the computer graphics world as we know it.

It only became logical to include this collection of web materials in a “book” when e-books finally were able to include the interactivity and media capabilities that are so important for presenting much of the relevant materials. We have still maintained certain references to material as links to external web sites (blue text), because their presence on the web can present a certain context and opportunity for discovery that external browsing can offer, and also to protect the copyright related to certain materials. (Note: many referenced videos and other materials require an active Internet connection!)

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