• DocumentCode
    1302965
  • Title

    The digital ceraunoscope: synthetic thunder and lightning. I

  • Author

    Glassner, Andrew

  • Author_Institution
    Microsoft Res., USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    The natural world is rich in complex and beautiful visual phenomena. Many of these are ripe for simulation by computer graphics. The author discusses digital lightning. His aim is to accurately match the natural phenomena, and not simply make something that could pass as an example of it
  • Keywords
    lightning; natural scenes; realistic images; computer graphics; digital ceraunoscope; digital lightning; natural phenomena; natural world; realistic images; simulation; synthetic thunder; visual phenomena; Art; Clouds; Electric resistance; Fasteners; Graphics; Insulation; Large Hadron Collider; Lighting control; Lightning; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/38.824552
  • Filename
    824552