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Self-shadowing

Self-Shadowing is a computer graphics lighting effect, used in 3D rendering applications such as computer animation and video games. Self-shadowing allows non-static objects in the environment, such as game characters and interactive objects (buckets, chairs, etc.), to cast shadows on themselves and each other. For example, without self-shadowing, if a…

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Self-shadowing

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples23
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Self-shadowing

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related to 3D Hair · 9
Self-shadowing → Deep, Eric Veach, Inc, Monsters, Pixar, Self, This, Tom Lokovic, Unlike
related to Height Field Self-Shadowing · 3
Self-shadowing → Height Field Self-Shadowing, Imagine, The
related to Shadow volume · 3
Self-shadowing → Shadow, The, This
is a · 1
Self-shadowing → computer graphics lighting effect
related to Shadow Maps · 1
Self-shadowing → Standard

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shadow light scene cast 3d volume used shadows geometric dynamic could hair maps lighting allows whether character static wall shape

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Self-shadowingis acomputer graphics lighting effect0.90text
computer animationinstance ofused in 3D rendering applications0.80text
video gamesinstance ofused in 3D rendering applications0.80text
Monstersinstance ofand was famously used in feature films0.80text
Inc. to render dense hairinstance ofand was famously used in feature films0.80text
fur.Shadow volumeShadow volume is one way that self-shadowing can be used in a 3D image or sceneinstance ofand was famously used in feature films0.80text
furinstance ofand was famously used in feature films0.80text
Self-shadowingrelated to 3D HairSelf0.60section
Self-shadowingrelated to 3D HairDeep0.60section
Self-shadowingrelated to 3D HairTom Lokovic0.60section
Self-shadowingrelated to 3D HairEric Veach0.60section
Self-shadowingrelated to 3D HairPixar0.60section

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