Title :
A practitioners´ assessment of light reflection models
Author :
Shirley, Peter ; Smits, Brian ; Hu, Helen ; Lafortune, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the theory and practical issues behind creating reflection models to show the difficulty of the problem. We survey the current approaches towards reflection models for computer graphics to show that even for simple surfaces, the important issues are far from settled. We briefly discuss future directions for research. Finally, we present a case study of a particular type of light reflection that captures some important aspects of appearance for a limited class of materials with subsurface reflection
Keywords :
computer graphics; light reflection; modelling; realistic images; case study; computer graphics; future research; light reflection models; practitioner assessment; realistic image synthesis; reflection modeling; subsurface reflection; Cities and towns; Computer graphics; Computer science; Image generation; Layout; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics and Applications, 1997. Proceedings., The Fifth Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8028-8
DOI :
10.1109/PCCGA.1997.626170
