Shadow rendering method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium

A computer device, comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer-readable instructions, and the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform the following operations:

• obtaining at least one rendering structure in a virtual scene according to an illumination direction in the virtual scene, the at least one rendering structure being used for rendering at least one shadow of at least one virtual object, and each rendering structure comprising a plurality of pixels in the virtual scene;
• obtaining model coordinates of the plurality of pixels according to a current viewing angle associated with the virtual scene and depth information of the plurality of pixels, the model coordinates being used for describing texture information of the pixels relative to a model vertex of each virtual object;
• sampling at least one shadow map according to the model coordinates of the plurality of pixels to obtain a plurality of sampling points corresponding to the plurality of pixels, each shadow map being used for providing texture information of a shadow associated with the at least one virtual object;
• and
• rendering the plurality of sampling points in the virtual scene to obtain the at least one shadow.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computer device, causing the computer device to perform a plurality of operations including:

• obtaining at least one rendering structure in a virtual scene according to an illumination direction in the virtual scene, the at least one rendering structure being used for rendering at least one shadow of at least one virtual object, and each rendering structure comprising a plurality of pixels in the virtual scene;
• obtaining model coordinates of the plurality of pixels according to a current viewing angle associated with the virtual scene and depth information of the plurality of pixels, the model coordinates being used for describing texture information of the pixels relative to a model vertex of each virtual object;
• sampling at least one shadow map according to the model coordinates of the plurality of pixels to obtain a plurality of sampling points corresponding to the plurality of pixels, each shadow map being used for providing texture information of a shadow associated with the at least one virtual object;
• and
• rendering the plurality of sampling points in the virtual scene to obtain the at least one shadow.