PBRT is a widely spread term that represents another notion for ‘global illumination’. (I met the phrase of “physically based calculation of illumination” in the book of “advanced global illumination”) It is a thick book by two Stanford guys.
This note is for the first 3 chapters. Actually there is no brand new stuff in the first 3 chapters – some introduction, basic maths as linear algebra and geometry (maybe the new things are differential calculation and subdivision parts).
Comparing with AGI, this book is totally written for engineers, and what’s more comforting is that every single step and almost every detail is offered, which is totally opposite with AGI.
Nice book. on-going…