Moving from a set of independent virtual worlds to an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds
or Metaverse rests on progress in four areas: immersive realism, ubiquity of access and …

The rapid increase in the performance of graphics hardware, coupled with recent
improvements in its programmability, have made graphics hardware a compelling platform …

The third edition of this classic tutorial and reference on procedural texturing and modeling
is thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's 3D graphics professionals and students …

With contributions by Michael Ashikhmin, Michael Gleicher, Naty Hoffman, Garrett Johnson,
Tamara Munzner, Erik Reinhard, Kelvin Sung, William B. Thompson, Peter Willemsen, Brian …

In this work, the emphasis is on the development of strategies to realize techniques of
numerical computing on the graphics chip. In particular, the focus is on the acceleration of …

We present a new algorithm for appearance-preserving simplification. Not only does it
generate a low-polygon-count approximation of a model, but it also preserves the …

The latest real-time graphics architectures include programmable floating-point vertex and
fragment processors, with support for data-dependent control flow in the vertex processor …

With fast 3D graphics becoming more and more available even on low end platforms, the
focus in hardware-accelerated rendering is beginning to shift towards higher quality …

In this paper, we present a method for real-time visual simulation of diverse dynamic
phenomena using programmable graphics hardware. The simulations we implement use an …

A separable decomposition of bidirectional reflectance distributions (BRDFs) is used to
implement arbitrary reflectances from point sources on existing graphics hardware. Two …