Pierre Rautenbach

Pierre Rautenbach
Occupation	Computer Scientist

Pierre Rautenbach is a computer scientist best known for his work in the field of real-time shadow rendering ^[1] and for constructing a system that dynamically swaps rendering algorithms – based on performance – as scene complexity (and thus computational load) increases.^[2] In this renderer, if needed and appropriate, some of the computational load is shifted from the GPU to the CPU. The net effect is a “satisficing” system that guarantees smooth motion through a scene and rendering quality that gracefully degrades in the face of increasing scene complexity and then recovers as conditions improve.^[3] Rautenbach is also the author of the book, 3D Game Programming Using DirectX 10 and OpenGL^[4] published by Cengage Learning.

References

1. An Empirically Derived System for High-Speed Shadow Rendering. Master’s thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Rautenbach (2008).
2. An Empirically Derived System for High-Speed Rendering. PhD thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Rautenbach (2012).
3. Maximising the Quality and Performance of A Real-time Interactive Rendering System.
4. 3D Game Programming Using DirectX 10 and OpenGL. Cengage Learning, London. ISBN 978-1-84480-877-9.