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Improved computational methods for ray tracing

Weghorst et al., 1984

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7459004526631823836
Author
Weghorst H
Hooper G
Greenberg D
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ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)

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This paper describes algorithmic procedures that have been implemented to reduce the computational expense of producing ray-traced images. The selection of bounding volumes is examined to reduce the computational cost of the ray-intersection test. The use of object …
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