1. Aspects of Game Rendering

2. Rendering
Aspects of Game Rendering

3. Rendering
From Wikipedia: Rendering is the process of generating an image from a model. The model is a description of a 3D object typically containing geometry, viewpoint, texture, lighting and shading information.

4. Render Features Features/techniques associated with rendering include:
shading — how the colour and brightness of a surface varies with lighting
texture-mapping —applying detail to surfaces of a 3d mesh
bump-mapping —simulating small-scale bumpiness on surfaces
shadows — the effect of obstructing light
soft shadows — varying darkness caused by partially obscured light sources
reflection — mirror-like or highly glossy reflection
transparency — transmission of light through solid objects
translucency — highly scattered transmission of light through solid objects
indirect illumination — surface illumination by light reflected off other
surfaces, rather than directly from a light source (global illumination)
depth of field — objects appear blurry when distance from the focal object
motion blur — objects appear blurry due to high-speed relative motion
non-photorealistic rendering — rendering of scenes in an artistic style,
intended to look like a painting or drawing

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6. What we will consider Deferred Rendering
Lighting and Shadowing Approaches
Level of Detail
Billboarding
Water, Fluid Dynamics and Cloth modelling
Instancing
Materials
Particle Effects
Displacement Mapping
Trees and Vegetation

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8. Directed Reading Directed general reading concerning rendering

9. Directed reading: General LOD
Read StarCraft II - Effects & Techniques – for information on rendering within StarCraft II
Read Finding Next Gen – CryEngine 2 – for information on rendering within the CryEngine