Transparency for computer synthesized images

Summary

If a few assumptions are made about the geometry of each object and about the conditions under which they are viewed, a much simplier algorithm can be used to approximate the refractive effect.

Keywords

Transparency (behavior), Opacity, Computer science, Observer (physics), Computer vision

References

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A scan line algorithm for computer display of curved surfacesTurner Whitted — 1978
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Shadow algorithms for computer graphicsFranklin C. Crow — 1977
Computer Display of Curved SurfacesHenri Gouraud — 1971
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Polygon shadow generationPeter R. Atherton, Kevin Weiler, Donald P. Greenberg — 1978
Models of light reflection for computer synthesized picturesJ.F. Blinn — 1977

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Advanced Graphics on VGA and XGA Cards Using Borland C++Ian O. Angell, Dimitrios Tsoubelis — 1992
High-resolution Computer Graphics Using PascalIan O. Angell, Gareth Griffith — 1988
Modèles d'habillage de surface pour la synthèse d'images. (Texturing methods for Computer Graphics)Sylvain Lefèbvre — 2005
Rendering Techniques 2001: Proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop in London, United Kingdom, June 25–27, 2001Steven J. Gortler, Karol Myszkowski — 2001
Parallel visualization and compute environments for graphics clustersMagnus Strengert — 2010
Modeling global diffuse illumination for image synthesisA. T. Campbell — 1992
Pipeline rendering: interaction and realism through hardware-based multi-pass renderingPaul J. Diefenbach — 1996
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Space, time and acousticsPhilip R. Z. Thompson — 1988
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Hierarchical rendering of complex environmentsJane Wilhelms, Alex Pang, Nelson Max — 1995
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