An Introductory Tour of Interactive Rendering
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The past decade has seen major improvements?in both speed and quality?in the area of interactive rendering. The focus of this article is on the evolution of the consumer-level personal graphics processor, since this is now the standard platform for most researchers developing new algorithms in the field. Instead of a survey approach covering all topics, this article covers the basics and then provides a tour of some parts the field. The goals are a firm understanding of what newer graphics processors provide and a sense of how different algorithms are developed in response to these capabilities.
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Index Terms:
graphics processors, GPU, interactive, real time, shading, texturing
Citation:
Eric Haines, "An Introductory Tour of Interactive Rendering," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 76-87, Jan./Feb. 2006, doi:10.1109/MCG.2006.9
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