Whitted-style ray tracing

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ray tracing algorithm
gptkbp:basisFor modern ray tracing
gptkbp:category computer graphics
gptkbp:computes secondary rays
gptkbp:enables transparent materials
global illumination effects
hard shadows
mirror-like surfaces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitted-style ray tracing
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Turner_Whitted
gptkbp:introducedIn 1979
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Communications_of_the_ACM
gptkbp:relatedTo path tracing
Monte Carlo ray tracing
gptkbp:SIM reflection
refraction
shadows
gptkbp:traces reflection rays
refraction rays
shadow rays
gptkbp:usedFor realistic image synthesis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_B._Whitted
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7