Ray Tracer

Overview

A ray tracer that implements core computer graphics concepts

Technologies

Key Features

• Phong shading model with ambient, diffuse, and specular components
• Reflective materials with adjustable reflectivity (0-1 range)
• Efficient ray-object intersection for spheres and planes
• Multiple light sources with point and ambient lighting
• Recursive ray tracing with configurable depth limit

Implementation

• Implemented Phong shading with separate ambient, diffuse, and specular components
• Developed reflective shader that combines base material with reflection
• Created ray-sphere intersection using quadratic equation solving
• Implemented shadow ray calculations with light source visibility testing
• Designed recursive ray tracing system with depth control