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Perceptual influence of approximate visibility in indirect illumination

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Tobias Ritschel,

Thorsten Grosch,

Carsten Dachsbacher,

Jan KautzAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP), Volume 6, Issue 4

Article No.: 24, Pages 1 - 14

https://doi.org/10.1145/1609967.1609971

Published: 06 October 2009 Publication History

Abstract

In this article we evaluate the use of approximate visibility for efficient global illumination. Traditionally, accurate visibility is used in light transport. However, the indirect illumination we perceive on a daily basis is rarely of high-frequency nature, as the most significant aspect of light transport in real-world scenes is diffuse, and thus displays a smooth gradation. This raises the question of whether accurate visibility is perceptually necessary in this case. To answer this question, we conduct a psychophysical study on the perceptual influence of approximate visibility on indirect illumination. This study reveals that accurate visibility is not required and that certain approximations may be introduced.

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Published: 06 October 2009

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