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Also known as CG

sub-field of computer science

AI overview

Computer graphics is the area of computer science that focuses on creating, displaying, and manipulating visual images using computers. It matters because it enables everything from the images you see in movies and video games to the design tools used in engineering and medicine.

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Encyclopedic overview

A modern rendering of the Utah teapot, an iconic model in 3D computer graphics created by Martin Newell in 1975

Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. Although the term often refers to the study of three-dimensional computer graphics, it also encompasses two-dimensional computer graphics and image processing.

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