Virtual Ray Tracer 2.0

Building on our original Virtual Ray Tracer tool, we present 2.0, an interactive and gamified application that allows students/users to view explore the ray tracing process in real-time. The shows a scene containing camera casting rays which interact with objects scene. Users are able modify properties such as their animation speed, number of visual style, well material goal is help users – students Computer Graphics general public better understand its characteristics. This includes not only basics tracing, but also more advanced concepts soft shadows. To invite learn explore, various explanations scenes provided by at different levels complexity, each step-by-step tutorial. Several user studies showed effectiveness tool supporting understanding teaching tracing. educational built cross-platform engine Unity, make it fully available be extended and/or adjusted fit requirements courses other institutions, tutorials, or enthusiasts from public.