Ray Tracing Gems II : Next Generation Real-Time Rendering with DXR, Vulkan, and OptiX

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marrs, Adam.

Contributor:

Shirley, Peter.

Wald, Ingo.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (884 p.)

Other Title:

Ray Tracing Gems II

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress L. P., 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The digital version of this book is available now for free – with the print version following very soon! This Open Access book is a must-have for anyone interested in real-time rendering. Ray tracing is the holy grail of gaming graphics, simulating the physical behavior of light to bring real-time, cinematic-quality rendering to even the most visually intense games. Ray tracing is also a fundamental algorithm used for architecture applications, visualization, sound simulation, deep learning, and more. Ray Tracing Gems II is written by industry experts with a particular focus on ray tracing, and it offers a practical means to master the new capabilities of current and future GPUs with the latest graphics APIs. What You'll Learn: The latest ray tracing techniques for developing real-time applications in multiple domains Case studies from developers and studios who have shipped products that use real-time ray tracing. Guidance, advice and best practices for rendering applications with various GPU-based ray tracing APIs (DirectX Raytracing, Vulkan Ray Tracing) High performance graphics for 3D graphics, virtual reality, animation, and more Who This Book Is For: Game and graphics developers who are looking to leverage the latest hardware and software tools for real-time rendering and ray tracing to enhance their applications across a variety of disciplines."

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4842-7185-8