DocumentCode
941538
Title
Fast Global Illumination for Visualizing Isosurfaces with a 3D Illumination Grid
Author
Banks, David C. ; Beason, Kevin
Author_Institution
Tennessee Univ., TN
Volume
9
Issue
1
fYear
2007
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
54
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-9615
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCSE.2007.6
Filename
4052522
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