Margus Ramst <mar### [at] peakeduee> wrote...
> Nathan Kopp wrote:
> >
> > I've been working a bit on this with photon mapping.  If a global photon
map
> > is created, the directional data can be used so that you only shoot
sample
> > rays in directions where photons came from.
>
> Now this is a great idea! But it doesn't work for purely ambient based
light
> sources, does it?

No... Which is why, if I ever get it to work properly, it would have to be
optional.

-Nathan

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