CS 348B Spring 2004 Rendering Competition

The renderings below were created for the rendering competition in CS 348b: Image Synthesis Techniques, taught by Pat Hanrahan in the Spring quarter of 2003. Ren Ng was the TA for the class.

The judges for the competition were:

Arnauld Lamorlette from PDI/Dreamworks
Jim Arvo from the University of California at Irvine
Hendrik Lensch from the Stanford Graphics Lab

The competition was held on June 7th 2004.

Grand Prize

Jellyfish

by Kayvon Fatahalian and Tim Foley

Kayvon and Tim modeled the jellyfish body and motion with splines, developed a shading model for the jellyfish surface that approximates subsurface scattering, and rendered the water with volumetric photon mapping.

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First Prize

Reverse Pool Caustics

by Toru Kuzuhara and Kjell Reuterswärd

Toru and Kjell traced light from within a pool of water to the surrounding world, to produce very dramatic lighting effects. They used a Fourier-space method to produce the water surface, as well as photon mapping and irradiance caching to calculate the lighting on the walls.

The judges said: "carpool."

[more info]

Honorable Mentions

Ray Visualization

by Jeremy Sugerman

Jeremy implemented volumetric photon mapping to visualize the passage of rays through lenses.

The judges said: "glowing presentation."

[more info]

Rendering Lights Through Fog

by Barb Sweet

Barb presented a recently developed algorithm for rendering light sources seen through a homogeneous scattering medium, in this case, fog.

The judges said: "a daring flight."

[more info]

Gummy Bears

by Kirk Shimano and Mike Sego

Kirk and Mike implemented volumetric scattering with a photon map to render these convincing images of gummy bears.

The judges said: "yummy."

[more info]

Lost at Sea

by Dmitry Belogolovsky and Woodley Packard

Dmitry and Woodley modeled the surface of oceanic water and the branches of a lighting strike, combined with a volumetric simulation of light transport for an appropriate glowing effect around the light sources.

The judges said: "striking!"

[more info]

Raytrix

by Daniel Horn

Daniel simulated an optical computer in which mirrors and apertures are used to control the flow of light as units of computer.

The judges said: "great reflection on computing."

[more info]

Fire Animation

by Andy Selle

Andy modeled the blue core and blackbody radiation of a flame to produce some very realistic fire animations.

The judges said: "brilliant."

[more info]

Sashimi

by Crystal Chen and Peter Lai

Crystal and Peter rendered raw fish with a translucent material model and an explicit modeling of the veining structure of the fish.

The judges said: "delicious."

[more info]

Candle

by Michael Green and Paul Echevarria

Michael and Paul modeled a candle flame as a blackbody emitter, and the candle stick as a translucent material.

The judges said: "hot acquisition."

[more info]

Underwater Scene

by Chris Hong and Garrett Smith

Chris and Garrett used volumetric photon mapping to render caustic lighting effects streaking through a murky underwater scene.

The judges said: "divers paradise."

[more info]

Other Amazing Submissions

Relativistic Effects

by Fred Akalin

Fred incorporated special relativity in the tracing of rays to simulate distortions of space that appear at speeds approaching that of light.

[more info]

Human Eye

by Eilene Hao and Cynthia Lau

Eilene and Cynthia modeled the detailed geometry and texture of a human eye, and rendered the skin with subsurface scattering effects.

[more info]

Fractal Interpolation Surfaces

by Chand Thomas John

Chand developed a rendering algorithm for tensor product fractal interpolation surfaces.

[more info]

Genie Exiting a Lamp

by Kanishka Shrivastava and Ramesh Balakrishnan

Kanishka and Ramesh implemented a number of rendering effects to produce an image of genie and an oil lamp. Their techniques include subsurface scattering, optimized photon mapping, Perlin noise textures, and modeling the oil as a homogeneous participating medium.

[more info]

Antelope Canyon

by Mathieu Bredif and Clovis Schaff

Mathieu and Clovis modeled the walls of a sandstone canyon with constructive solid geometry primitives. The phase function for the dust cloud is modeled with a Perlin noise function, and rendered with highly optimized volumetric photon mapping.

[more info]

Lighthouse in Fog

by Jason Anderson and David Myszewski

Jason and David modeled fog with a Perlin-noise turbulence function, a lighthouse beam as a parameterized light, and rendered their scene efficiently with an optimized volume integrator.

[more info]

Oil and Moisture on Human Skin

by Sameh Kamel

Sameh rendered the appearance of human skin by simulating translucency, where light penetrates the surface and departs at a slightly different location, and the total internal reflection that occurs in wet materials.

[more info]

Underwater Scene

by Kevin Coletta, Alex Williams and Jed Crosby

Kevin, Alex and Jed modeled an underwater world and rendered the caustic light effects with a controllable, parameterized photon shooting procedure.

[more info] [more info]

Grand Prize
	Jellyfish by Kayvon Fatahalian and Tim Foley Kayvon and Tim modeled the jellyfish body and motion with splines, developed a shading model for the jellyfish surface that approximates subsurface scattering, and rendered the water with volumetric photon mapping.
	[more info]
First Prize
	Reverse Pool Caustics by Toru Kuzuhara and Kjell Reuterswärd Toru and Kjell traced light from within a pool of water to the surrounding world, to produce very dramatic lighting effects. They used a Fourier-space method to produce the water surface, as well as photon mapping and irradiance caching to calculate the lighting on the walls. The judges said: "carpool."
	[more info]
Honorable Mentions
	Ray Visualization by Jeremy Sugerman Jeremy implemented volumetric photon mapping to visualize the passage of rays through lenses. The judges said: "glowing presentation."
	[more info]
	Rendering Lights Through Fog by Barb Sweet Barb presented a recently developed algorithm for rendering light sources seen through a homogeneous scattering medium, in this case, fog. The judges said: "a daring flight."
	[more info]
	Gummy Bears by Kirk Shimano and Mike Sego Kirk and Mike implemented volumetric scattering with a photon map to render these convincing images of gummy bears. The judges said: "yummy."
	[more info]
	Lost at Sea by Dmitry Belogolovsky and Woodley Packard Dmitry and Woodley modeled the surface of oceanic water and the branches of a lighting strike, combined with a volumetric simulation of light transport for an appropriate glowing effect around the light sources. The judges said: "striking!"
	[more info]
	Raytrix by Daniel Horn Daniel simulated an optical computer in which mirrors and apertures are used to control the flow of light as units of computer. The judges said: "great reflection on computing."
	[more info]
	Fire Animation by Andy Selle Andy modeled the blue core and blackbody radiation of a flame to produce some very realistic fire animations. The judges said: "brilliant."
	[more info]
	Sashimi by Crystal Chen and Peter Lai Crystal and Peter rendered raw fish with a translucent material model and an explicit modeling of the veining structure of the fish. The judges said: "delicious."
	[more info]
	Candle by Michael Green and Paul Echevarria Michael and Paul modeled a candle flame as a blackbody emitter, and the candle stick as a translucent material. The judges said: "hot acquisition."
	[more info]
	Underwater Scene by Chris Hong and Garrett Smith Chris and Garrett used volumetric photon mapping to render caustic lighting effects streaking through a murky underwater scene. The judges said: "divers paradise."
	[more info]
Other Amazing Submissions
	Relativistic Effects by Fred Akalin Fred incorporated special relativity in the tracing of rays to simulate distortions of space that appear at speeds approaching that of light.
	[more info]
	Human Eye by Eilene Hao and Cynthia Lau Eilene and Cynthia modeled the detailed geometry and texture of a human eye, and rendered the skin with subsurface scattering effects.
	[more info]
	Fractal Interpolation Surfaces by Chand Thomas John Chand developed a rendering algorithm for tensor product fractal interpolation surfaces.
	[more info]
	Genie Exiting a Lamp by Kanishka Shrivastava and Ramesh Balakrishnan Kanishka and Ramesh implemented a number of rendering effects to produce an image of genie and an oil lamp. Their techniques include subsurface scattering, optimized photon mapping, Perlin noise textures, and modeling the oil as a homogeneous participating medium.
	[more info]
	Antelope Canyon by Mathieu Bredif and Clovis Schaff Mathieu and Clovis modeled the walls of a sandstone canyon with constructive solid geometry primitives. The phase function for the dust cloud is modeled with a Perlin noise function, and rendered with highly optimized volumetric photon mapping.
	[more info]
	Lighthouse in Fog by Jason Anderson and David Myszewski Jason and David modeled fog with a Perlin-noise turbulence function, a lighthouse beam as a parameterized light, and rendered their scene efficiently with an optimized volume integrator.
	[more info]
	Oil and Moisture on Human Skin by Sameh Kamel Sameh rendered the appearance of human skin by simulating translucency, where light penetrates the surface and departs at a slightly different location, and the total internal reflection that occurs in wet materials.
	[more info]
	Underwater Scene by Kevin Coletta, Alex Williams and Jed Crosby Kevin, Alex and Jed modeled an underwater world and rendered the caustic light effects with a controllable, parameterized photon shooting procedure.
	[more info] [more info]