EECS 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.1: Available Light, Specular Reflection, Diffuse Reflection

• School: York University
• Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Course: EECS 1520
• Professor: Parke Godfrey

Document Summary

The keys to constructing a good model are choosing the entities to represent the system and correctly determining the rules that define the results of the events. Constructing a queuing model: # of events, # of servers, distribution of arrival time, expected service time. Average wait time = total wait time for all customers / # of customers. Computer models are designed to aid the weathercaster, not replace them. Illuminated model: the simulation of light interacting at one point on an object. Object appearance: ambient light, diffuse reflection, specular reflection. Must adjust to metal and things with texture. Mirrors and transparent objects aren"t handled very well also. Ray tracing can fix this, since rays are followed as they bounce. Radiosity can handle this (treats light like energy)