Instant convolution shadows for volumetric detail mapping

  • Authors:
  • Daniel Patel;Veronika Šoltészová;Jan Martin Nordbotten;Stefan Bruckner

  • Affiliations:
  • Christian Michelsen Research and University of Bergen, Norway;University of Bergen, Norway;University of Bergen, Norway;University of Bergen, Norway

  • Venue:
  • ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

In this article, we present a method for rendering dynamic scenes featuring translucent procedural volumetric detail with all-frequency soft shadows being cast from objects residing inside the view frustum. Our approach is based on an approximation of physically correct shadows from distant Gaussian area light sources positioned behind the view plane, using iterative convolution. We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of this model and propose an efficient class of convolution kernels which provide high quality at interactive frame rates. Our GPU-based implementation supports arbitrary volumetric detail maps, requires no precomputation, and therefore allows for real-time modification of all rendering parameters.