Daylight simulation with photon maps [Elektronische Ressource] / Roland Schregle

Daylight Simulationwith Photon MapsRoland SchregleDissertation zur Erlangung des Gradesdes Doktors der Ingenieurwissenschaften¤der Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Fakultat I¤der Universitat des SaarlandesSaarbruc¤ ken, 2004Tag des Kolloquiums: 26. Oktober 2004Dekan der Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Fakultat¤ I: Prof. Dr. Jorg¤ EschmeierPrufungsk¤ ommission¤Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Philipp Slusallek, Universitat des Saarlandes1. Berichterstatter: Prof Dr. Hans-Peter Seidel, MPI fur¤ Informatik, Saarbruc¤ ken2. Berichterstatter: Priv. Doz. Dr. Volker Wittwer, Fraunhofer ISE, FreiburgAkademischer Beisitzer: Dr. Karol Myszkowski, MPI fur¤ Informatik, Saarbruc¤ kenAbstractPhysically based image synthesis remains one of the most demanding tasks in thecomputer graphics eld, whose applications have evolved along with the techniquesin recent years, particularly with the decline in cost of powerful computing hardware.Physically based rendering is essentially a niche since it goes beyond the photore-alistic look required by mainstream applications with the goal of computing actuallighting levels in physical quantities within a complex 3D scene. Unlike mainstreamapplications which merely demand visually convincing images and short renderingtimes, physically based rendering emphasises accuracy at the cost of increasedcomputational overhead.