Respecifying Ray Tracing

By Dipanjan Saha

A three-part reassessment of Renaissance techniques for modern digital synthesis. This series bridges the gap between historical perspectival geometry and the contemporary ray tracing pipeline.

Part 1

Computational Methods of Perspectival Geometry

Focuses on Dürer's drawing apparatus and the logic of intersection.

 Part 2

Lights, Camera, Interaction

Explores the optical turn and the simulation of light behavior.
Part 3

Implementing a Ray Tracer

A practical guide to building a modern rendering engine from these principles.

Path Tracing

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Fig. 7: Real-time Path Tracing: Progressive Synthesis.

References

  1. Taichi.js Cornell Box Playground
  2. Painless WebGPU Programming with Taichi.js