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From: ercal@usenet.umr.edu (Fikret Ercal)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Ray Tracing Optimization Idea
Keywords: Exploit coherence
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Date: 22 Mar 91 00:04:00 GMT
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Looks like an interesting idea, but still, the question of 

"How would you perform the second intersection test with the 
objects between the point hit and the eye fast enough such that 
the gain will be justified ?"

remains to be answered... thanks.

Fikret Ercal, Univ.of Missouri-Rolla
ercal@cs.umr.edu