Rendering with Photon Maps

The presentation of a recent addition to the suite of popular global illumination rendering methods is the focus of this thesis. The photon map comprises a particle transport simulation with a density estimate characterized by independency of the scene geometry and the ability to efficiently model diffuse global illumination and caustics. Its embedding in existing ray tracing environments is straightforward; an implementation of the photon map and its integration in the Minimal Rendering Toolkit (MRT) is described in detail. Versicherung Hiermit versichere ich, daß ich die folgende Arbeit „Rendering with Photon Maps “ selbständig verfaßt und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel verwendet habe