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The magic of computer graphics: landmarks in rendering

By Kurachi , Michael M , Noriko;Stark

Book information

Publisher
A K Peters
Year
2011
ISBN
9781439873571, 1439873577, 9780429061707, 0429061706, 9781138413757, 1138413755, 9781466538504, 1466538503, 9781568815770, 1568815778
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8521459 bytes)
Pages
xi, 436 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates: illu
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:13

Description

Computer graphics is a vast field that is becoming larger every day. It is impossible to cover every topic of interest, even within a specialization such as CG rendering. For many years, Noriko Kurachi has reported on the latest developments for Japanese readers in her monthly column for CG World. Being something of a pioneer herself, she selected topics that represented original and promising new directions for research. Many of these novel ideas are the topics covered in The Magic of Computer Graphics. Starting from the basic behavior of light, the first section of the book introduces the most useful techniques for global and local illumination using geometric descriptions of an environment. The second section goes on to describe image-based techniques that rely on captured data to do their magic. In the final section, the author looks at the synthesis of these two complementary approaches and what they mean for the future of computer graphics.

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