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Ultra-fast Screen-Space Refractions and Caustics via Newton’s Method
This article presents a significant advancement in screen-space refraction techniques for graphics programmers. By utilizing Newton's method for root finding, the authors achieve rapid convergence in pixel calculations, enhancing performance …
Research
Journal of Computer Graphics Techniques
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5 months ago
RefracGS: Novel View Synthesis Through Refractive Water Surfaces with 3D Gaussian Ray Tracing
RefracGS tackles a hard rendering problem: seeing through rippling water without the usual warping artifacts. The method separates the refractive surface from the scene below, then traces rays with Snell’s …
Research
arXiv cs.GR
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5 months, 4 weeks ago