Variable‐Rate Texture Compression: Real‐Time Rendering with JPEG
Abstract Although variable‐rate compressed image formats such as JPEG are widely used to efficiently encode images, they have not found their way into real‐time rendering due to special requirements such as random access to individual texels. In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of variable‐rate texture compression on modern GPUs using the ...
Elias Kristmann +2 more
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Terrain Synthesis and Authoring based on Iso‐Contours
Abstract Digital terrains are central to realistic landscape depiction, yet authoring tools must balance perceptual realism with intuitive artistic control. We propose a compact vector‐based representation that models terrain as nested iso‐contours, inspired by geomorphology and cartography.
B. Huftier +5 more
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Emergence of Longitudinal Queues in Group Navigation: An Interpretable Approach via Projective Simulation. [PDF]
Kong D, Xue K, Wang P, Xu Z.
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NAADF: Globally Illuminated Voxel Worlds Accelerated with Nested Axis‐Aligned Distance Fields
Abstract Achieving realistic rendering of 3D scenes in real time using path tracing is challenging due to the high sample count required, with ray tracing as the bottleneck. Focusing on voxels as a geometry representation offers significant opportunities for optimizations, especially for tracing the rays, but also for computing the samples.
A. Ulschmid +4 more
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Betwixt playing the waiting game and waiting in vain: Temporal governance and the thin alignment of care under universal health coverage in Kenya. [PDF]
Ameso EA.
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Abstract Graph drawing aesthetics have traditionally been optimized for human readers, leading to well‐established principles such as reducing edge crossings, enhancing symmetry, and minimizing bends. These criteria shape layout algorithms and define what “readability” means in network visualization.
Sara Di Bartolomeo +5 more
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Clusterix: A Hybrid Visualization Model for Hierarchically Clustered Networks
Abstract We introduce Clusterix, a novel hybrid visualization model for representing hierarchically clustered networks, which also supports directed and weighted edges. Clusterix offers an integrated view of both the network and its full cluster hierarchy by compactly visualizing the cluster inclusion tree enriched with links of the network.
Carla Binucci +6 more
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Acute medicine 2050: A connected future of care. [PDF]
Varia R.
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Differentiable Randers‐Finsler Eikonal Solvers
Abstract Fast and differentiable solvers for anisotropic and asymmetric distance fields are a key primitive in geometry processing, enabling gradient‐based optimization over metrics, drift fields, and downstream objectives that depend on geodesic distances and geodesics.
Barak Gahtan +2 more
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Intelligent Traffic Control Strategies for VLC-Connected Vehicles and Pedestrian Flow Management. [PDF]
Galvão G +4 more
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