Graphics and Visualization - Theoharis, T. a Papaioannou, Georgios a Platis, Nikolaos a Patrikalakis, Nicholas M.

An introduction to visual computing, dealing with the acquisition, analysis, and synthesis of visual data by means of computers. This book provides coverage of computer graphics and visualization topics, including important techniques such as subdivision surfaces, scene graphs, multi-resolution models, shadow generation, and ambient occlusion.