When was the phrase computer graphics coined and by whom?
The phrase computer graphics was coined in 1960 by Verne Hudson and William Fetter of Boeing. They used the term to describe images generated by computers rather than text or sound.
Questions about Computer graphics
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What did Douglas T. Ross create on the Whirlwind computer at MIT in 1950?
Douglas T. Ross wrote a program that captured his finger's movement and drew it on a screen using a light pen. This device contained a photoelectric cell in its tip that emitted an electronic pulse when placed before the electron gun of the screen.
Who invented the first head-mounted display known as the Sword of Damocles?
Ivan Sutherland joined the University of Utah in 1967 after inventing the first head-mounted display known as the Sword of Damocles. The heavy hardware required for supporting the display and tracker made it dangerous if it fell upon the wearer.
Which company released the first GPU fabricated on a fully integrated NMOS VLSI chip in the early 1980s?
NEC released the μPD7220 chip in the early 1980s which was the first GPU fabricated on a fully integrated NMOS VLSI chip. It supported up to 1024x1024 resolution and laid foundations for the emerging PC graphics market.
What was the significance of the film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within released in 2001?
The Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within released in 2001 was the first fully computer-generated feature film to use photorealistic CGI characters made entirely with motion capture. The film was not a box-office success though some commentators suggested this may be partly because lead CGI characters had facial features falling into the uncanny valley.