Reading List

Hidden Surface Removal

• Sutherland,I., Sproull, R., Schumacker, R., "Characterization of Ten Hidden Surface Algorithms," ACM Computing Surveys, Vol 6., pp. 1-55, 1974.
• Carpenter, Loren, "A-buffer, an antialiased hidden surface method" Siggraph 84
• Ebert, David, Parent, Rick, "Rendering and Animation of Gaseous Phenomena by Combining Fast Volume and Scanline A-buffer Techniques", Siggraph 90
• Henry Fuchs, Zvi M. Kedem, Bruce F. Naylor "On visible surface generation by a priori tree structures", Siggraph 80

Illumination model

• R. L. Cook and K. E. Torrance "A Reflectance Model for Computer Graphics" ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), Volume 1, Issue 1, 1982
• Michael Oren and Shree K. Nayar "Generalization of Lambert's Reflectance Model", Siggraph 94
• James F. Blinn "Models of light reflection for computer synthesized pictures", Siggraph 1977

Texture Mapping

• Paul Heckbert "Survey of Texture Mapping", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Nov. 1986
• James F. Blinn "Simulation of wrinkled surfaces" (bump mapping), Siggraph 1978
• Robert L. Cook "Shade trees" (displacement mapping), Siggraph 1984
• James F. Blinn and Martin E. Newell "Texture and reflection in computer generated images" (reflection mapping), Siggraph 1976
• Lance Williams "Pyramidal parametrics" (Mip mapping), Siggraph 1983
• Geoffrey Y. Gardner "Simulation of natural scenes using textured quadric surfaces" (procedural texturing), Siggraph 1984
• Darwyn R. Peachey "Solid texturing of complex surfaces", Siggraph 1985
• Ken Perlin "An image synthesizer", Siggraph 1985

Sampling

• Cook, Robert, "Stochastic Sampling in Computer Graphics", ACM TOG, 1986

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