Stochastic-Depth Ambient Occlusion

Ambient occlusion is a popular rendering technique that creates a greater sense of depth and realism, by darkening places in the scene that are less exposed to ambient light (e.g., corners and creases). Ambient occlusion measures how geometrically occluded each point in the scene is and modulates the ambient light accordingly. In real-time...

Stylization of shadows in ski-panorama maps: A case study on Atelier Novat

Panorama maps can be defined as aerial-view paintings of geologically complex landscapes that are represented in a convenient manner to non-expert viewers. This thesis focuses on a specific variant of panorama maps known as "ski-panorama maps" or "piste-maps" drawn by the french landscape and panorama artist, Pierre Novat. These maps usually...

Measurement Light Bulb: Light source and camera synchronization

This document describes the design process the prototype of a measurement light bulb which is able to project spherical harmonics of orders 0-1-2. Photographs of these projections can be combined to represent many light distributions. The measurement light bulb can be used in the field of research focused on the computation of the illumination...

Measurement Light Bulb: Control

This document describes the design process the prototype of a measurement light bulb which is able to project spherical harmonics of orders 0-1-2. Photographs of these projections can be combined to represent many light distributions. The measurement light bulb can be used in the field of research focused on the computation of the illumination...

Reservoir Characterization using a Geometric Approach

Quantifying the anthropogenic impacts such as reservoir characterization is a big challenge in the field of water management. In this work, a computer graphics based geometric approach is presented which can predict the underlying topology of large-scale reservoirs. The proposed algorithm uses freely available, satellite based landscape data of...