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Point Cloud Mesostructure Impostors

Nykl, Erik L.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5802-4732
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou151214093467185

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2017, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Computer Science (Engineering and Technology).
Today, modern 3D virtual worlds are a ubiquitous tool to facilitate the transfer of information to humans. Since humans themselves live and observe reality in a 3D space, using a 3D virtual world is a natural and intuitive method to convey information to the end user. Users constantly demand more from the virtual worlds they are immersed in, such as addition details, higher fidelity models, or even simply displaying more objects at once. This must be balanced with keeping the virtual world interactive. Thus, the dilemma for researchers and developers: How can we display more and more detail in the same amount time? As computer hardware has advanced, virtual worlds have exponentially increased in complexity and are now filled with wonderfully rich details. One major advancement came with the introduction of programmable Graphical Processor Units (GPUs). This allowed a new set of image-based rendering techniques such as billboarding and its next logical step, mesostructures. Mesostructures can display highly complex details with a small footprint in memory and processing, an important feature for an interactive virtual world. This work will explore rendering point clouds using an image-based technique, mesostructures, and compare the results with vertex-based and point-based rendering.
David Chelberg (Advisor)
51 p.
Computer Science
computer graphics; mesostructure; inverse displacement mapping; ray casting; real-time graphics; interactive graphics

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  • Nykl, E. L. (2017). Point Cloud Mesostructure Impostors [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou151214093467185

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nykl, Erik. Point Cloud Mesostructure Impostors. 2017. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou151214093467185.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nykl, Erik. "Point Cloud Mesostructure Impostors." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou151214093467185

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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