Questions tagged [reflection]
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SSR not reflecting when rendering
I am trying to implement SSR using DDA but the output result seems to not product any reflections or reflect the scene. I feel the code is correct from my knowledge of graphics at the moment and ...
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How does ray tracing handle the calculation of reflections and shadows in the presence of multiple translucent objects?
Raytracing can handle the interaction between light and multiple translucent objects in a scene by using global illumination and raytracing with volumetric effects to calculate the color of the object ...
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BlinnPhong sphere edges look worse than Phong. Am I doing it wrong? (code and pictures included)
First of all, I am completely new to this so please excuse me if this is a dumb question. I am following the book Real-Time 3D Rendering with DirectX and HLSL, for now implementing shaders in Nvidia ...
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Fresnel and light reflection/refraction
I keep reading about fresnel and there is one thing I don't fully understand. My understanding : Here is my understanding so far, so please correct me where I am wrong. Fresnel is related to ior (eta)...
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Normal mapping should affect specular reflections?
I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend so can't provide any images for now. The problem is to simulate a car paint material with some flakes or graininess in it. This is first done in blender ...
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Realistic chainmail reflections for videogames
If I were to create a chainmail that has realistic reflections, where would I start learning about what mechanisms to use? Normal cloth seems too simple, and the reflections look bad (they have to be ...
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Controlling "zoom" and "position" of a cubemap in shaders
I am trying to mimic reflections in image composition using shaders. I have gotten this far: In this image the floor is "reflecting" the back wall, however the reflection is uncanny because the scale ...
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Which technique should be used for rendering under water images, Ray tracing or Radiosity?
Rendering is the process of computing a three-dimensional geometric description of a scene into a two-dimensional image representation that looks real. Ray-tracing and Radiosity are two of the most ...
