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 …

We present new algorithms for performing fast computation of several common database
operations on commodity graphics processors. Specifically, we consider operations such as …

In this paper, we present a new shadow map** technique that improves upon the quality
of perspective and uniform shadow maps. Our technique uses a perspective transform …

Important elements of games, movies, and other computer-generated content, shadows are
crucial for enhancing realism and providing important visual cues. In recent years, there …

Shadowing effects dramatically enhance the realism of virtual environments by providing
useful visual cues. Shadow map** is an efficient algorithm for real-time shadow rendering …

With the tremendous advances in both hardware capabilities and rendering algorithms,
rendering performance is steadily increasing. Even consumer graphics hardware can render …

Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides an integrated 3D environment to manage
large-scale engineering projects. The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) …

We present a novel approach for interactive view-dependent rendering of massive models.
Our algorithm combines view-dependent simplification, occlusion culling, and out-of-core …

We present a hybrid algorithm for rendering hard shadows accurately and efficiently. Our
method combines the strengths of shadow maps and shadow volumes. We first use a …

We present a novel shadow map parameterization to reduce perspective aliasing artifacts
for both point and directional light sources. We derive the aliasing error equations for both …