Title :
Ray Tracing: Lessons Learned And Future Challenges
Author :
Schiffer, T. ; Fellner, D.
Author_Institution :
Institue of Comput. Graphics & Knowledge Visualization, Tech. Univ. Graz, Graz, Austria
Abstract :
Ray tracing on massively parallel hardware allows for the computation of images with a high visual quality in an increasingly short time. However, applying the computations to such architectures in an efficient manner is a challenging task.
Keywords :
optical computing; ray tracing; image computation; parallel hardware; ray tracing; visual quality; Computer graphics; Ray tracing; Technology forecasting;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPOT.2012.2233273