“Image-space horizon-based ambient occlusion” by Bavoil, Sainz and Dimitrov
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- Image-space horizon-based ambient occlusion
Session/Category Title: To Trace or Not To Trace
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Abstract:
A per-pixel ambient occlusion approximation is computed in a post-processing pass by sampling a depth buffer and its associated normal buffer, and integrating the occlusion between the tangent plane and a horizon line around every surface point.
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