Realistic Shadows for Mobile Augmented Reality
by Tassio Knop, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo and Luiz Velho
Overview
We describe a method to generate virtual objects with realistic shadows, either in indoor and in outdoor scenes. We create smooth shadows in real time on mobile platforms and discuss the possibilities, limitations and specific implementation details of these platforms.
We have developed a Mobile Augmented Reality system which generates, in real time, realistic shadows of virtual objects placed into real scenes, indoor and outdoor. This task is divided in two main parts:
- Capture and estimate light sources direction.
- Generate smooth, realistic shadows.
Results
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Publications
Master's Thesis (portuguese)Tássio Knop
Advisor: Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
Co-advisor: Luiz Velho
Realistic Shadows for Mobile Augmented Reality. (portuguese)
[Castro, T.K.; Figueiredo, L.; Velho, L.]
XIV Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality. Niterói, May 2012.