Thoroughly revised, this third edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate
synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of …

The tremendous evolution of programmable graphics hardware has made high-quality real-
time volume graphics a reality. In addition to the traditional application of rendering volume …

We quantify the degree of lopsidedness for a sample of 149 galaxies observed in the near-
infrared from the OSUBGS sample, and try to explain the physical origin of the observed disk …

We present a new and accurate method to render the atmosphere in real time from any
viewpoint from ground level to outer space, while taking Rayleigh and Mie multiple …

This book is a comprehensive introduction to visual computing, dealing with the modeling
and synthesis of visual data by means of computers. What sets this book apart from other …

Shadows are crucial for enhancing realism and provide important visual cues. In recent
years, many important contributions have been made both for hard shadows and soft …

This paper presents a novel method for generating pixel-accurate shadows from point light-
sources in real-time. The new method is able to quickly cull pixels that are not in shadow …

We present a new GPU pipeline for rendering per-pixel exact shadows that are cast by point
lights and parallel lights. Our approach is hybrid in that it uses kD-tree accelerated ray …

We present a novel method for rendering shadow volumes. The core idea of the method is to
locally choose between Z-pass and Z-fail algorithms on a per-tile basis. The choice is made …

This paper presents an in depth comparison of state‐of‐the‐art precise shadowing
techniques for an omnidirectional point light. We chose several types of modern shadowing …