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In computer graphics, a bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) is used to model light reflectance properties at a surface, and is defined as the ratio of the radiance (incident light) ...

Graphics researcher Jorge Jimenez has cracked the problem of rendering what he calls "ultra realistic skin" in real-time with consumer-level computer and graphics hardware. It's a breakthrough made ...

Hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old ...