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Real-Time Volume Shadow Using Stencil Buffer

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Software Engineering and Computer Systems (ICSECS 2011)

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Two of the best methods to recognize silhouette to create real-time volume shadow in virtual environment are described in this paper. Volume shadow algorithm is implemented for virtual environment with moveable illuminated light source. Triangular method and the Visible-non visible method are introduced. The recent traditional silhouette detection and implementation techniques used in volume shadow algorithm are improved. With introduce flowchart of both algorithms, the last volume shadow algorithm using stencil buffer is rewritten. A very simple pseudo code to create volume shadow is proposed. These techniques are poised to bring realism into commercial games. It may be use in virtual reality applications.

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  1. UTM ViCubelab, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems, Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai Johor, Malaysia

    Hoshang Kolivand & Mohd Shahrizal Sunar

  2. Department of Computer Science, Islamic Azad University, Khoy Branch, Khoy, Iran

    Yousef Farhang

  3. Faculty of Computer Science and Information System, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai Johor, Malaysia

    Yousef Farhang & Haniyeh Fattahi

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  1. Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Jasni Mohamad Zain

  2. Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Wan Maseri bt Wan Mohd

  3. Information Systems Department, King Saud University, 11543, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Eyas El-Qawasmeh

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Kolivand, H., Sunar, M.S., Farhang, Y., Fattahi, H. (2011). Real-Time Volume Shadow Using Stencil Buffer. In: Zain, J.M., Wan Mohd, W.M.b., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) Software Engineering and Computer Systems. ICSECS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22191-0_59

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