02/04/2003
15-462 Graphics I
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Limitations of Point Sources
•Shading and shadows inaccurate
•Example: penumbra (partial “soft” shadow)
•Similar problems with highlights
•Compensate with attenuation
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•Softens lighting
•Better with ray tracing
•Better with radiosity
d = distance |p – p0|
a, b, c constants