Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
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Author: Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
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Chapter 10.5, Problem 2QE
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Straight forward ray tracing:
In straight forward ray tracing, a single ray passing through the pixel at the centre of projection is traced and move forward to the light source.
Distributed ray tracing:
In distributed ray tracing, multiple rays passing from the pixel at the centre of projection extending in slightly different direction are traced.
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