Chapter 17. Lights
In this chapter, you develop a set of types to support directional, point, and spotlights. This work rounds out the base of your C++ rendering framework and marks the end of Part III, “Rendering with DirectX.”
Motivation
In Chapter 6, “Lighting Models,” and Chapter 7, “Additional Lighting Models,” you expended a lot of effort authoring shaders to simulate lighting. Specifically, you authored effects for the following topics:
Ambient lighting
Diffuse lighting with directional lights
Specular highlights
Point lights
Spotlights ...
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