OBSOLETE

This project is no longer a raycaster, and has become obsolete. The new project: https://github.com/zoner197/Optica

Introduction

This is a simple raytracer made in C++, outputting a reasonably good image. It was originally me messing around with PPM files, which then turned into a raycaster and eventually a raytracer.

Features:

• Lambertian shading
• Material for metal with 'fuzz'
• Simple camera system
• Support for multiple spheres
• Linear RGB
• Linear space -> Gamma space (gamma correction)
• Reflection
• Refraction
• PPM output

Upcoming Features:

• Quadrilaterals
• Move from RGB to spectral
• BVH (Bounding Volume Hierarchies)
• Textures
• Lights
• Multiple scenes
• Instancing
• Volumes
• More standardized file format (PNG, JPEG, etc...)