gpuworks / opengl-ray-tracing-2d

Ray-Tracing-2D

Preconditions

• Microsoft Visual Studio IDE
• Run the project in Debug x86 mode

Short Description:

• 2D ray tracing algorithm implementation for a single beam, in a scene with opaque objects.
• Objects can be circles or (combinations of) rectangles.
• Beside the objects mentioned above, there are two special items: light and camera.
• The purpose is to generate a single beam of light and draw the beam across the scene, using reflections, until the beam of light reaches the camera or a number of reflexions was overcome.

Key Features:

1)	R 			-> reset the scene
2)	+			-> increase drawing speed
3)	-			-> decrease drawing speed
4)	SPACE_BAR	-> start drawing

5)	UP_ARROW	-> increase rays limit to be drawn
6)	DOWN_ARROW	-> decrease rays limit to be drawn
7)	LEFT_ARROW	-> increase the angle of the light source ray
8)	RIGHT_ARROW	-> decrease the angle of the light source ray

Implementation Details:

• ImplementationDetails.txt