Hierarchical techniques for global illumination computations-recent trends and developments

Author

Slusallek, Philipp ; Stamminger, Marc ; Seidel, Hans-Peter

Author_Institution

Comput. Graphics Group, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany

fYear

1997

fDate

13-16 Oct 1997

Firstpage

80

Lastpage

89

Abstract

Since the beginning of computer graphics, one of the primary goals has been to create convincingly realistic images of three-dimensional environments that would be impossible to distinguish from photographs of the real scene. The goal to create photo-realistic images has lead to the development of completely new software techniques for dealing with the inherent geometric and optical complexity of real world scenes. This paper gives an overview of advanced algorithms for photo-realistic rendering and in particular discusses hierarchical techniques for global illumination computations

Keywords

computational geometry; finite element analysis; lighting; realistic images; rendering (computer graphics); advanced algorithms; computer graphics; finite element analysis; geometric complexity; global illumination computations; hierarchical techniques; optical complexity; photo-realistic images; photo-realistic rendering; photographs; realistic images; three-dimensional environments; Computational modeling; Computer graphics; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Image generation; Layout; Lighting; Optical propagation; Ray tracing; Rendering (computer graphics);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Graphics and Applications, 1997. Proceedings., The Fifth Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8028-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCCGA.1997.626174

Filename

626174