The Utah Teapot predates the Stanford Dragon by 20 years, and was already famous in graphics (at Siggraph, for example) and had a cameo in Toy Story before the dragon was made.
replySome notable names in computer graphics associated with the University of Utah:
reply- Ed Catmull
- Raphael Rom
- Henri Gouraud
- Jim Blinn
- Bui Ton Phong
I think they “made their mark” when they essentially invented 3D graphics.
>I guess they want to make their mark like Stanford dragon
replyI'd say the Utah teapot is much better known in CG circles than the Stanford dragon.
The Stanford bunny seemed to also be better known that the Stanford dragon.
replyIt also predates it by over 20 years
replyMaybe not for the younger generations. The teapot isn’t conducive to showing off many contemporary graphics techniques.
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