Distributed interactive ray tracing for large volume visualization

PVG 2003, Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Large-Data Visualization and Graphics 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 87-94

  DeMarle, D E ^a   Parker, S ^a   Hartner, M ^a   Gribble, C ^a   Hansen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer graphics; Data visualization; Engines; Isosurfaces; Large scale systems; Linux; Personal communication networks; Ray tracing; Rendering (computer graphics); Supercomputers

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSFER; DATA VISUALIZATION; ENGINES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LINUX; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RAY TRACING; SUPERCOMPUTERS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; VISUALIZATION;

ABSTRACTION LAYER; INTERACTIVE RAY TRACINGS; INTERACTIVE RENDERING; ISO SURFACE; LARGE SCALE DATA SETS; MULTI-THREADED APPLICATION; OBJECT-BASED SOFTWARE; RENDERING ENGINE;

RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS);

EID: 84947295911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVGS.2003.1249046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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