Title :
Fast Global Illumination for Visualizing Isosurfaces with a 3D Illumination Grid
Author :
Banks, David C. ; Beason, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Tennessee Univ., TN
Abstract :
Users who examine isosurfaces of their 3D data sets generally view them with local illumination because global illumination is too computationally intensive. By storing the precomputed illumination in a texture map, visualization systems can let users sweep through globally illuminated isosurfaces of their data at interactive speeds
Keywords :
data visualisation; 3D data sets; global illumination; isosurfaces visualization; local illumination; texture map; visualization systems; Computer graphics; Data analysis; Data engineering; Data visualization; Hardware; Isosurfaces; Layout; Lighting; Rendering (computer graphics); Software systems; grid computing; illumination; visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.6
