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SIGCSE
1992
ACM
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A graphical computer simulator for systems programming courses
on through abstract instructions which approximate, but do not duplicate, the behavior of actual machines. Because they are designed for use in a variety of educational settings, C...
Mark Newsome, Cherri M. Pancake
SIGGRAPH
1992
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
An importance-driven radiosity algorithm
We present a new radiosi[y algorithm for efficiently computing global solutions with respect to a constrained set of views. Radiosi ties of directly visible surfaces are computed ...
Brian E. Smits, James Arvo, David Salesin
SIGGRAPH
1992
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
Variational surface modeling
We present a new approachto interactive modeling of freeform surfaces. Instead of a fixed mesh of control points, the model presented to the user is that of an infinitely malleabl...
William Welch, Andrew P. Witkin
SIGGRAPH
1992
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
Predicting reflectance functions from complex surfaces
We describe a physically-based Monte Carlo technique for approximating bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDFs) for a large class of geometries by directly simulat...
Stephen H. Westin, James Arvo, Kenneth E. Torrance
SIGOPSE
1992
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
Names should mean what, not where
Abstract-- This paper describes the design and implementation1 of IRIS: an intentional resource indicator service. IRIS springs from the concept that end-users should not be bogged...
James O'Toole, David K. Gifford