A deep dive into universal scene description and hydra

Pixar’s Hydra project began as an abstract scene interface to an OpenGL-based renderer intended for interactive viewports across multiple applications. As the project added integrations with other renderers (including path tracers), it became clear ...

Computing shading such as ambient occlusion (AO), subsurface scattering (SSS) or indirect light (GI) in screen space has recently received a lot of attention. While being efficient to compute, screen space methods have several key limitations such as ...

The concept of universal design attempts to create products that are as usable as possible by as many people as possible, regardless of age, ability, or situation. These designs more accessible to people with disabilities and more usable and functional ...