Terrain & Maps
Monday, 9 August
8:30 - 10:15 am
Room 511AB
Session Chair: André Gueziec, Triangle Software LLC

Inter-Frame Caching for High-Quality Terrain Rendering Overview of how real-time terrain rendering methods were used to optimize render times in a photorealistic terrain rendering system used for visual effects in feature films. Mårten Larsson Digital Domain/Linköpings universitet marten (at) martenlarsson.com Doug Roble Digital Domain Magnus Wrenninge Digital Domain
Robust Rendering of High-Resolution Terrain Presentation of a robust terrain and planet renderer that has been used successfully in feature-film production, with efficient motion blur, high-resolution displacement, and a modular shading architecture. Matt Fairclough Planetside Software matt (at) planetside.co.uk Mårten Larsson Digital Domain/Linköpings universitet Magnus Wrenninge Digital Domain
A Software for Reconstructing 3D Terrains From Scanned Maps Process methodology and algorithms used in a free specialized software for creating digital elevation models from scanned color maps using different techniques. Joachim Pouderoux IPARLA Project (LaBRI - INRIA) Joachim.Pouderoux (at) LaBRI.fr Jean-Christophe Gonzato Xavier Granier Pascal Guitton IPARLA Project (LaBRI - INRIA)
Visual Simulation of the Interaction Between Market Demand, Planning Rules, and City Form A novel method for rapidly generating large 3D urban environments. This technique parametrically allocates and styles buildings in appropriate patterns but requires only general zoning and physical maps. Michael Flaxman Ritsumeikan University mflaxman (at) gsd.harvard.edu Yusuru Isoda Keiji Yano Ritsumeikan University