Real-time multi-resolution shadows
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsCarl S. Marshall, Adam T. Lake
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Abstract
A shadow is generated in a virtual three-dimensional space by adjusting a resolution of a 3D model, projecting elements of the 3D model onto a surface in the virtual 3D space, and rendering a shadow having the adjusted resolution of the 3D model on the surface using the projected elements.
Claims30
A method of generating a shadow in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) space, comprising:
- adjusting a resolution of a 3D model;
- projecting elements of the 3D model onto a surface in the virtual 3D space;
- and
- rendering a shadow having the adjusted resolution of the 3D model on the surface using the projected elements.
An apparatus for generating a shadow in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) space, comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions to:
- adjust a resolution of a 3D model;
- project elements of the 3D model onto a surface in the virtual 3D space;
- and
- render a shadow having the adjusted resolution of the 3D model on the surface using the projected elements.
An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions for selecting a target object in virtual three-dimensional (3D) space, the instructions causing a machine to:
- adjust a resolution of a 3D model;
- project elements of the 3D model onto a surface in the virtual 3D space;
- and
- render a shadow having the adjusted resolution of the 3D model on the surface using the projected elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.