Ray Tracing from the Ground Up
- ISBN-10
- 1498774709
- ISBN-13
- 9781498774703
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 784
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-19
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Author
- Kevin Suffern
Description
With the increase in computing speed and due to the high quality of the optical effects it achieves, ray tracing is becoming a popular choice for interactive and animated rendering. This book takes readers through the whole process of building a modern ray tracer from scratch in C++. All concepts and processes are explained in detail with the aid o
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