Adaptive Shadow Testing for Ray Tracing

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Conference Paper
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LBL-30647
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We present a simple technique for improving the efficiency of ray tracing in scenes with a large number of light sources. The sources are sorted according to their potential contribution, and only those sources whose shadows are above a specified threshold are tested. The remainder are added into the result in proportion to a statistical estimate of their visibility. The algorithm requires very little storage, and produces no objectionable artifacts.

Proceedings Title
1991 European Rendering Workshop Conference
Conference Name
1991 European Rendering Workshop Conference
Year of Publication
1991
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LBL-30647
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