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Real-time shadows / Elmar Eisemann. [et al.].
Author
Eisemann, Elmar, author
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2016.
London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.
Description
1 online resource (399 p.)
Details
Subject(s)
Video games
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Design
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Video games
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Programming
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Author
Assarsson, Ulf
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Schwarz, Michael
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Wimmer, Michael
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Summary note
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 have been notable improvements in visual quality and speed, making high-quality realistic real-time shadows a reachable goal. Real-Time Shadows is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of real-time shadow techniques. It covers a large variety of different effects, including hard, soft, volumetric, and semi-transparent shadows.The book explains the basics as well as many advanced aspects related to the domain
Notes
An A.K. Peters book.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Basic Shadow Techniques; CHAPTER 3. Shadow-Map Aliasing; CHAPTER 4. Shadow-Map Sampling; CHAPTER 5. Filtered Hard Shadows; CHAPTER 6. Image-Based Soft-Shadow Methods; CHAPTER 7. Geometry-Based Soft-Shadow Methods; CHAPTER 8. Image-Based Transparency; CHAPTER 9. Volumetric Shadows; CHAPTER 10. Advanced Shadow Topics; CHAPTER 11. Conclusion; APPENDIX A. Down the Graphics Pipeline; APPENDIX B. Brief Guide to Graphics APIs; APPENDIX C. A Word on Shading; APPENDIX D. Fast GPU Filtering Techniques
APPENDIX E. More For Less: Deferred Shading and UpsamplingAPPENDIX F. Symbols; Bibliography; Index; Back cover
ISBN
9780429104695
0429104693
9781439867693
1439867690
OCLC
759865965
992448840
Doi
10.1201/b11030
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