Polygonal models are popular representations of 3D objects. The use of polygonal models
in computational applications often requires a model to properly bound a 3D solid. That is …

Thoroughly revised, this third edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate
synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of …

This paper describes a physically-based rendering system tailored to the demands of
lighting design and architecture. The simulation uses a light-backwards ray-tracing method …

The goal of image synthesis is to create, using the computer, a visual experience that is
identical to what a viewer would experience when viewing a real environment. Radiosity …

Most of the research on the global illumination problem in computer graphics has been
concentrated on finite-element (radiosity) techniques. Monte Carlo methods are an intriguing …

Presents an algorithm for performing view-dependent simplifications of a triangulated
polygonal model in real-time. The simplifications are dependent on viewing direction …

We present an algorithm for performing adaptive real-time level-of-detail-based rendering
for triangulated polygonal models. The simplifications are dependent on viewing direction …

We discuss the problem of accurately computing the illumination of a diffuse polyhedral
environment due to an area light source. We show how umbra and penumbra boundaries …

We present a new radiosi [y algorithm for efficiently computing global solutions with respect
to a constrained set of views. Radiosities of directly visible surfaces are computed to high …

The most expensive geometric operation in image synthesis is visibility determination.
Classically this is solved with hidden surface removal algorithms that render only the parts of …