Ray Tracing

Ray tracing is one of the most flexible and versatile methods of rendering three-dimensional computer images. In this article, I show you a simple ray tracing program written in Perl and explain how it works.

• PostScript version of article.
• Ray-tracing software
• Tar file with ray-tracing software and sample input files
• Do-it-yourselfer?
  • LaTeX source code for the articles
  • DVI file
  • MetaPost source code for the figures
  • PostScript figure files: 1 2 4 7

You may also be interested in Tomas Rokicki's submission to the 2000 ICFP contest.

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