Computer graphics : developments in virtual environments /

The decades of the 1970s and 1980s were a very exciting period of discovery in the field of computer graphics. It was a time when new rendering algorithms, different modeling strategies, clever animation techniques, and significant advances in photorealism were being made. Complementing these softwa...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Earnshaw, Rae A., 1944-, Vince, John (John A.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, [1995]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The decades of the 1970s and 1980s were a very exciting period of discovery in the field of computer graphics. It was a time when new rendering algorithms, different modeling strategies, clever animation techniques, and significant advances in photorealism were being made. Complementing these software developments, hardware systems were dominated by raster technology and programmers had access to excellent workstations on which to develop their graphics systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 503 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483297453
1483297454