Ray Tracing Gems
Ray Tracing Gems

Author: Eric Haines

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2019-02-25

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1484244273

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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. Ray Tracing Gems 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 Who this book is for:Developers who are looking to leverage the latest APIs and GPU technology for real-time rendering and ray tracing Students looking to learn about best practices in these areas Enthusiasts who want to understand and experiment with their new GPUs

Real-Time Rendering
Real-Time Rendering

Author: Tomas Akenine-Möller

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-01-18

Total Pages: 1046

ISBN-13: 1315362007

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Thoroughly revised, this third edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of programmable shaders, a wide variety of new algorithms have arisen and evolved over the past few years. This edition discusses current, practical rendering methods used in games and other applications. It also presents a solid theoretical framework and relevant mathematics for the field of interactive computer graphics, all in an approachable style. The authors have made the figures used in the book available for download for fair use.:Download Figures. Reviews Rendering has been a required reference for professional graphics practitioners for nearly a decade. This latest edition is as relevant as ever, covering topics from essential mathematical foundations to advanced techniques used by today’s cutting edge games. -- Gabe Newell, President, Valve, May 2008 Rendering ... has been completely revised and revamped for its updated third edition, which focuses on modern techniques used to generate three-dimensional images in a fraction of the time old processes took. From practical rendering for games to math and details for better interactive applications, it's not to be missed. -- The Bookwatch, November 2008 You'll get brilliantly lucid explanations of concepts like vertex morphing and variance shadow mapping—as well as a new respect for the incredible craftsmanship that goes into today's PC games. -- Logan Decker, PC Gamer Magazine , February 2009

Excerpta cypria
Excerpta cypria

Author: Claude Delaval Cobham

Publisher: Рипол Классик

Published: 1895

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 5875320966

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The Brighter Side Of Human Nature
The Brighter Side Of Human Nature

Author: Alfie Kohn

Publisher:

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 078672465X

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Drawing from hundreds of studies in half a dozen fields, The Brighter Side of Human Nature makes a powerful case that caring and generosity are just as natural as selfishness and aggression. This lively refutation of cynical assumptions about our species considers the nature of empathy and the causes of war, why we (incorrectly) explain all behavior in terms of self-interest, and how we can teach children to care.

Textbook of Israeli Hebrew
Textbook of Israeli Hebrew

Author: Haiim B. Rosén

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780226726038

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The aim of this book is to enable the student to read, write, and speak acceptable Israeli Hebrew and to understand less complex biblical Hebrew. A unique feature is the author's use of the principles of structural analysis. For students who are not acquainted with a language other than English, he elucidates those features of the language that are unfamiliar in the structure of English. The student is trained, from the first, to read "unvocalized" script as the native reader does, and "reading clues" (word and phrase patterns) are provided for this purpose. The work is organized into sections that can be worked through in an academic year—presentation of features, text samples, exercises, grammatical synopses, and individual and comprehensive glossaries. This text may be used by teachers without specialized training in linguistics. It can be used by self-teaching students as well as by those at college level, and it will valuable for immigrants to Israel.

汉語会话301句
汉語会话301句

Author: K'ang Yü-hua

Publisher:

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9787561906569

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An intensive, one-volume beginning course for adults that can be used in classrooms or for self-study. The 40 lessons develop an 800-word vocabulary and 301 basic conversational sentence patterns. Students should be able to carry on simple conversation upon completion.

Transhumanism - Engineering the Human Condition
Transhumanism - Engineering the Human Condition

Author: Roberto Manzocco

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-11

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3030049582

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This book is designed to offer a comprehensive high-level introduction to transhumanism, an international political and cultural movement that aims to produce a “paradigm shift” in our ethical and political understanding of human evolution. Transhumanist thinkers want the human species to take the course of evolution into its own hands, using advanced technologies currently under development – such as robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cognitive neurosciences, and nanotechnology – to overcome our present physical and mental limitations, improve our intelligence beyond the current maximum achievable level, acquire skills that are currently the preserve of other species, abolish involuntary aging and death, and ultimately achieve a post-human level of existence. The book covers transhumanism from a historical, philosophical, and scientific viewpoint, tracing its cultural roots, discussing the main philosophical, epistemological, and ethical issues, and reviewing the state of the art in scientific research on the topics of most interest to transhumanists. The writing style is clear and accessible for the general reader, but the book will also appeal to graduate and undergraduate students.

Virtual Worlds
Virtual Worlds

Author: Jean-Claude Heudin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1998-06-29

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Virtual Worlds, VW'98, held in Paris, France, in July 1998. The 36 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully reviewed for inclusion in the book. The papers span the whole thematic scope of virtual worlds including virtual reality, artificial life, multiagent systems, complexity, applications, and virtual worlds and art.

Typing for Beginners
Typing for Beginners

Author: Betty Owen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1985-07-23

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780399511479

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A basic typing handbook using the self-teaching, learn-at-your-own-speed methods of one of New York’s most successful business schools. This practical guide offers specialized drills, speed and accuracy timings, centering and tabulating, finished business letters, how to make corrections and copies, proofreaders’ symbols, as well as trouble-saving tips.