Basics of ray tracing

CS 348B - Computer Graphics: Image Synthesis Techniques
Spring Quarter, 1998
Marc Levoy
Lecture notes for Thursday, April 2
Handout #5

Table of contents:

• History and paradigm (7 Powerpoint slides)
• Ray-primitive intersections (9 Powerpoint slides)
• Whitted illumination model
• Reflection
• Alternative
• Refraction