Level of Detail for 3D Graphics (Hardcover)

Level of detail (LOD) techniques are increasingly used by professional real-time developers to strike the balance between breathtaking virtual worlds and smooth, flowing animation. Level of Detail for 3D Graphics brings together, for the first time, the mechanisms, principles, practices, and theory needed by every graphics developer seeking to apply LOD methods.  
 
 
Continuing advances in level of detail management have brought this powerful technology to the forefront of 3D graphics optimization research. This book, written by the very researchers and developers who have built LOD technology, is both a state-of-the-art chronicle of LOD advances and a practical sourcebook, which will enable graphics developers from all disciplines to apply these formidable techniques to their own work.  

Contents

Preface 
Foreword 
 
Part I: Generation  
1. Introduction  
2. Mesh Simplification  
3. Error Metrics  
 
Part II: Application  
4. Runtime Frameworks  
5. Catalog of Useful Algorithms  
6. Gaming Optimizations  
7. Terrain Level of Detail  
 
Part III: Advanced Issues  
8. Perceptual Issues  
9. Measuring Visual Fidelity  
10. Temporal LOD  
 
Glossary 
Bibliography