Jim Blinns Corner: Dirty Pixels (The Morgan Kaufmann Series In Computer Graphics)

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"All Problems In Computer Graphics Can Be Solved With A Matrix Inversion."Jim Blinn Jim Blinn Is Back Dirty Pixels Is Jims Second Compendium Of Articles Selected From His Award-Winning Column, "Jim Blinns Corner," In Iieee Computer Graphics And Applications/I. Here He Addresses Topics In Image Processing And Pixel Arithmetic And Shares The Tricks Hes Uncovered Through Years Of Experimentation.Writing In The Inimitable, Engaging Style For Which Hes Famous, Jims Easy-To-Understadn Explanations And Solutions Make Abstract Concepts Accessible To A Broad Audience. Dirty Pixels Is An Invaluable Resource For Anyone In The Computer Graphics Field. Teapots And More Jims Contributions To Computer Graphics Include The Voyager Fly-By Animations Of Space Missions To Jupiter, Saturn, And Uranus; Ithe Mechanical Universe/I, A 52-Part Telecourse Of Animated Physics; And The Computer Animation Of Carl Sagans Pbs Series Icosmos/I. Jim Developed Many Graphics Techniques Now In Widespread Use, Among Them Bump Mapping, Environment Mapping, And Blobby Modeling.