Other Light Sources
Spotlights
  • Point source whose intensity falls off away from a given direction
  • Requires a color, a point, a direction, parameters that control the rate of fall off

Area Light Sources
  • Light source occupies a 2-D area (usually a polygon or disk)
  • Generates soft shadows
Extended Light Sources
  • Spherical Light Source
  • Generates soft shadows
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