Getting to the Point...?

Author

Gross, Markus

Author_Institution

Eidgenossische Tech. Hochschule, Zurich

Volume

26

Issue

5

fYear

2006

Firstpage

96

Lastpage

99

Abstract

This article explains the usefulness and versatility of point primitives for graphics, visualization, rendering, modeling, and animation. The observations and findings are based on more than 8 years of research in point-based graphics and on many discussions with key researchers in this rapidly developing field. This article is intended to provide both a critical analysis and an inspiration for researchers and developers

Keywords

computer animation; data visualisation; rendering (computer graphics); solid modelling; computer animation; data visualization; graphical modeling; graphical rendering; graphics point primitives; point-based graphics; Acceleration; Filtering; Geometry; Graphics; Hardware; Rendering (computer graphics); Sampling methods; Signal processing algorithms; Surface reconstruction; Topology; animation; modeling; point based methods; rendering; sampling; Computer Graphics; Computer Simulation; Image Enhancement; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Models, Theoretical; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2006.106

Filename

1683700