Visually realistic Augmented Reality (AR) entails addressing several difficult problems. The
most difficult problem is that of rendering the virtual objects with illumination which is …

The main problem area for Augmented Reality is ensuring that the illumination of the virtual
objects is continuously consistent with the illumination in the real scene. State of the art in …

This paper presents an efficient environment map sampling algorithm designed to render
high‐quality, low‐noise images with only a few light samples, making it ideal for real‐time …

The paper presents a technique for estimating the radiance of the sky and sun for outdoor,
daylight illumination conditions. Shadows cast by dynamic objects are detected using color …

The paper proposes a technique for estimating outdoor illumination conditions in terms of
sun and sky radiances directly from pixel values of dynamic shadows detected in video …

Without doubt Augmented Reality (AR) has the potential to become a truely widespread
technology. The mere concept of AR is immensely fascinating for a tremendous range of …

Most augmented reality (AR) applications in prepared environments implement illumination
mechanisms between real and synthetic objects to achieve best results. This approach is …

A technique for real-time visualization of glossy surfaces is presented. The technique is
aimed at recreating the view-dependent appearance of glossy surfaces under some fixed …

This report documents the development of a method for augmenting a large scene with a
virtual object so that the shading and shadowing of the virtual object is consistent with the …