Introduction to Computer Graphics (Lecture 11): Ray tracing; reflection and refraction; ray trees

6.837: Introduction to Computer Graphics
Autumn 2020
Many slides courtesy past instructors of 6.837, notably Fredo Durand and Barbara Cutler.

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6:47 How Can We Add Shadows?
11:27 Problem: Self-Shadowing
18:10 Shadow Optimization
19:58 Mirror Reflection
21:13 Perfect Mirror Reflection
27:14 Amount of Reflection
30:56 Transparency (Refraction)
33:28 Qualitative Refraction
34:43 Refraction
52:53 Total Internal Reflection
53:35 Refraction & Sidedness of Objects
55:15 Refraction and the Lifeguard Problem
56:36 Wavelength
57:42 Rainbow
58:50 Dispersion
59:32 Application: CAD for Lenses
1:00:43 Lens Design by Ray Tracing
1:03:40 Non-Ideal Reflection/Refraction
1:04:40 Reflection
1:05:22 Glossy Reflection
1:06:43 Shadows
1:07:34 Shadows & Light Sources
1:08:02 Soft Shadows
1:09:55 Antialiasing - Supersampling
1:12:15 Motion Blur
1:13:09 Depth of Field
1:14:51 Recap: Ray Tracing (Recursive Ray Tracing)
1:16:49 Recursion for Reflection
1:17:32 Ray Tree

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