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{{main | Wikipedia: Shadow Mapping}} | {{main | Wikipedia: Shadow Mapping}} | ||
For each light source, compute what the light hits by using the slight source as a camera and doing a render pass. This is typically only done for the primary light in the scene. | |||
At render time, each object can sample into the shadow map to determine if it is occluded or not. | |||
===Shadow Volume=== | ===Shadow Volume=== | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 30 December 2024
Hard Shadows
Hard shadows typically come from small (i.e. point) light sources.
Shadow mapping
For each light source, compute what the light hits by using the slight source as a camera and doing a render pass. This is typically only done for the primary light in the scene.
At render time, each object can sample into the shadow map to determine if it is occluded or not.
Shadow Volume
Soft Shadows
Soft shadows appear from large light sources such as the environment lighting.