Gradient-based interpolation and sampling for real-time rendering of inhomogeneous, single-scattering media

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1945-1953

  Ren, Zhong ^a   Zhou, Kun ^a   Lin, Stephen ^a   Guo, Baining ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH ASIA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING;

DYNAMIC LIGHTING; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; REAL TIME PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME RENDERING; SAMPLE-SPLITTING; SHADING EFFECT; SINGLE SCATTERING; VOLUMETRIC SHADOWS;

RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS);

EID: 59149084336     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8659.2008.01343.x     Document Type: Article

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