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 …

Indirect illumination is an important element for realistic image synthesis, but its computation
is expensive and highly dependent on the complexity of the scene and of the BRDF of the …

The bandwidth cost and memory footprint of vector buffers are limiting factors for GPU
rendering in many applications. This article surveys time-and space-efficient representations …

We present a suite of techniques for jointly optimizing triangle meshes and shading models
to match the appearance of reference scenes. This capability has a number of uses …

The interaction between light and materials is key to physically-based realistic rendering.
However, it is also complex to analyze, especially when the materials contain a large …

Filtering is critical for representing detail, such as color textures or normal maps, across a
variety of scales. While MIP-mapping texture maps is commonplace, accurate normal map …

We introduce Linear Efficient Antialiased Normal (LEAN) Mapping, a method for real-time
filtering of specular highlights in bump and normal maps. The method evaluates bumps as …

Complex specular surfaces under sharp point lighting show a fascinating glinty appearance,
but rendering it is an unsolved problem. Using Monte Carlo pixel sampling for this purpose …

A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for rendering images
utilizing a foveated rendering algorithm with post-process filtering to enhance a contrast of …

This paper investigates rendering glittery surfaces, ones which exhibit shifting random
patterns of glints as the surface or viewer moves. It applies both to dramatically glittery …