Visualization can provide valuable assistance for data analysis and decision making tasks.
However, how people perceive and interact with a visualization tool can strongly influence …

Translucency is an optical and a perceptual phenomenon that characterizes subsurface light
transport through objects and materials. Translucency as an optical property of a material …

I present a data-driven model for isotropic bidirectional reflectance distribution functions
(BRDFs) based on acquired reflectance data. Instead of using analytic reflectance models …

This book explores the methods needed for creating and manipulating HDR content. HDR is
a step change from traditional imaging; more closely matching what we see with our eyes. In …

Abstract The Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) describes the
appearance of a material by its interaction with light at a surface point. A variety of analytical …

Under typical viewing conditions, we find it easy to distinguish between different materials,
such as metal, plastic, and paper. Recognizing materials from their surface reflectance …

To provide a convincing proof that a new method is better than the state of the art, computer
graphics projects are often accompanied by user studies, in which a group of observers rank …

Interpolation between pairs of values, typically vectors, is a fundamental operation in many
computer graphics applications. In some cases simple linear interpolation yields meaningful …

The appearance of surfaces in real-world scenes is determined by the materials, textures,
and context in which the surfaces appear. However, the datasets we have for visualizing and …

Our world consists not only of objects and scenes but also of materials of various kinds.
Being able to recognize the materials that surround us (eg, plastic, glass, concrete) is …