
100 3. Supporting Shadows for Other Geometry Types
values—at a given point, the check for maximum height values uses high resolu-
tions for close-by grid pixels and lower resolutions for far-away grid pixels. us,
the details close by are not lost, and the far-away details are blurred to generate
so shadows, so extreme accuracy is not as crucial. See a rendering result in Fig-
ure 3.18. Timonen and Westerholm [586] also accelerate the computation of the
horizon angles, by being able to reuse neighboring grid pixels’ height and horizon
angles as guide for the current pixel’s horizon angle.
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