• Title Ray Tracing Gems: High-Quality and Real-Time Rendering with DXR and Other APIs
• Author(s) Eric Haines (Editor), Tomas Akenine-Möller (Editor)
• Publisher: Apress (March 1, 2019); eBook (Open Access Edition)
• License(s): CC BY 4.0
• Paperback 652 pages
• eBook PDF (622 pages)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1484244281
• ISBN-13: 978-1484244289
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Book Description

This book is a must-have for anyone serious about rendering in real time. With the announcement of new Ray Tracing APIs and hardware to support them, developers can easily create real-time applications with ray tracing as a core component. As ray tracing on the GPU becomes faster, it will play a more central role in real-time rendering.

It provides key building blocks for developers of games, architectural applications, visualizations, and more. Experts in rendering share their knowledge by explaining everything from nitty-gritty techniques that will improve any ray tracer to mastery of the new capabilities of current and future hardware.

What you'll learn:

• The latest ray tracing techniques for developing real-time applications in multiple domains
• Guidance, advice, and best practices for rendering applications with Microsoft DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
• How to implement high-performance graphics for interactive visualizations, games, simulations, and more

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• C++ Programming
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