Fast real-time caustics from height fields

Visual Computer

Volumn 25, Issue 5-7, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Yuksel, Cem ^a   Keyser, John ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caustics; GPU algorithms; Height fields; Real time water rendering

Indexed keywords

CAUSTICS; COMPUTATION METHODS; COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; GPU ALGORITHMS; HEIGHT FIELDS; HIGH QUALITIES; PSEUDO CODES; REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS; REAL-TIME WATER RENDERING;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 67349207700     PISSN: 01782789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00371-009-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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