Advanced Global Illumination

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Summary: A straightforward, university studies level text
Review: The collaborative effort of Philip Dutre (Department of Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium), Philippe Bekaert (Max Planck Institut for Informatik, Saarbrocken, Germany), and Kavita Bala (Program of Computer Graphics, Cornell University), Advanced Global Illumination is a straightforward, university studies level text concerning with and focused upon global illumination algorithms, which are most commonly used for creating realistic images in computer animation. Addressing the physics of light transport; stochastic path tracing and radiosity; Monte Carlo integration; approaches for turning theory and mathematical concepts into computer programming code; how to build a global illumination system; and much, much more, Advanced Global Illumination is a superbly organized and presented academic teaching tool and resource.