rt

todo

• read The Ray Tracer Challenge
• implement operator overloading for &Tuple and &Matrix to avoid .clone() everywhere
• fix TODO
• clean code/architecture
• multithreading (std::thread)
• SIMD (#[repr(simd)], stdsimd, packed_simd)
• GPU (wgpu?)
• read scene from file (JSON?)
• reproduce 3 images from subject

objects

• geometric object: plane
• geometric object: sphere
• geometric object: cylinder
• geometric object: cone
• limited object: parallelogram
• limited object: disk
• limited object: half-sphere
• limited object: tube
• composed element: cube
• composed element: pyramid
• composed element: tetrahedron
• native element: ellipsoid (just scaled spheres?)
• native element: paraboloid
• native element: hyperboloid
• native element: tablecloth
• native element: toroid

mandatory part

• code in C, C++ or Rust
• implement the ray tracing method to create a computer generated image
• your program must be able to apply translation
• your program must be able to apply rotation
• position and direction of the camera can be changed easily
• manage to redraw the view or part of the view without recalculating the entire image (???)
• light management: different brightness
• light management: shadows
• light management: multi-spot
• light management: shine effect

options

• external files for scene description
• ambiance light
• direct light
• parallel light
• bump mapping and color disruption
• reflection
• transparency
• shadow modification according to transparency of the elements
• textures
• negative elements
• limit disruption / transparency / reflection, depending on texture

bonus

• pattern: stripe
• pattern: checkerboard
• pattern: gradient
• .obj files