My name is Jeffrey Cutter I am a Senior here at Fort Hays. My Major is Computer Networking and telecommunications. I hope to graduate this spring with a Bachelors Degree.
The research topic I chose which I’m not even sure if it is a valid topic for informatics, Is graphics and how they have gotten better.
An example being how videos used to only have a max quality setting of 240p. Now over many years most videos can be watched in 1080p and 4k. these advances in graphics make the video or content you are watching seem so much more realistic. Another topic included in this would be raytracing and how that has made video games seem so much more realistic.
I look forward to seeing other research topics and this semester
Graphics and GPUs have interested me since childhood. The race to better and faster graphic rendering is what pushed me into a career in computers. I look forward to seeing your research.
This is an awesome topic! We have come extremely far in regards to the overall quality of TV and video games. Now there are 6k, 8k, and 10k recording devices so who knows where we may end up. An interesting area you may be able to dive into is the future of those types of cameras for television and movies and if there is a major difference in the human eye when recording at that high of a quality. I am looking forward to what you find in this area!
I wound up in an interesting debate over this topic with one of my old teachers at the Lincoln Technical Institute years ago. He argued that he wouldn’t ever spend the money on anything over 4k because the higher quality wouldn’t be perceivable to the human eye past a certain point. I’ve never really gone out of my way to test this for myself though, so I can’t really confirm or argue anything on that behalf. I’m interested to see what you come up with because advancements in computer tech. have always fascinated me!
I think this is a great topic. There is a ton to learn about here from human biology to the technical advancements. I wonder what kind of diminishing returns exist with the difference between the price of graphics and performance as the quality of both displays and images has increase. As well as price thresholds where better graphics are no longer worth the cost.
This is a very cool topic to dive into! I just had a conversation with a group of friends about how far graphics have come. Furthermore, if you’re into PC gaming, then you know how extremely difficult it has been getting your hands on a nice graphics card since late 2019/early 2020. Everything looks so crispy these days it seems as though they’re clearer than your actual eyesight. There is a lot to learn regarding the different advancements in technology and I look forward to seeing you dive deeper in this topic.
This is a topic I really did not think of before I read this. But it would be interesting to see how it could evolve movie theatres as well as other entertainment in that industry.
Hello Jeffrey, this is a very interesting topic that I believe a majority of individuals could relate to. Not only have graphics made a huge leap i the last 30 years but they’ve almost make large leaps every 5-10 years. I recall being blown away by the detailed that went into games such a GTA San Andreas, at the time a master piece in graphical advancements. Today you can see games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 that took years to develop but look amazing in full of detail. Graphics have come a long way and the architecture behind it is very impressive. Perhaps another key point to focus on with graphical improvement is the processing power some GPUs offer to produce high refresh rates.
You could survey gamers on how they think the technology has impacted gameplay. That would work for this class.