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Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#11

Post by cinntaile »

marvindanig wrote: post #5
mkl95 wrote: post #3

> January 15, 2021: A fourth edition is in the works. Progress on the text is coming along well and the source code is available on github. We expect that the printed version of the book will be out in Summer 2021. https://www.pbrt.org/

Why the dead-tree? Can we not try monetization of your book straight on the web instead, right here on your website? As developers we should lead the change away from pulp to electronic screens… Edit: I mean, I'd be happy to pay the author (note, not donate*) for this corpus online.

What's wrong with books? They last a very long time and they don't require any electricity to be able to read them? Do you have studies that have compared the environmental impact of both?

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#13

Post by dahart »

marvindanig wrote: post #5
mkl95 wrote: post #3

> January 15, 2021: A fourth edition is in the works. Progress on the text is coming along well and the source code is available on github. We expect that the printed version of the book will be out in Summer 2021. https://www.pbrt.org/

Why the dead-tree? Can we not try monetization of your book straight on the web instead, right here on your website? As developers we should lead the change away from pulp to electronic screens… Edit: I mean, I'd be happy to pay the author (note, not donate*) for this corpus online.

Did you see that the link here is to a fully online version already?

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#14

Post by bruce343434 »

elteto wrote: post #8

Something not immediately clear to me is how to use the book. I see it uses a literate programming format, and it seems very well done. But I don’t see (in the first couple of chapters anyway) any code to show intermediate results. Am I supposed to work through the whole book before getting something that I can see? I’m sure I’m missing something.

Even with the background knowledge from Peter Shirley's "Raytracing in one weekend" series it's very hard to get into this book.

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#15

Post by marvindanig »

cinntaile wrote: post #11
marvindanig wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why the dead-tree? Can we not try monetization of your book straight on the web instead, right here on your website? As developers we should lead the change away from pulp to electronic screens… Edit: I mean, I'd be happy to pay the author (note, not donate*) for this corpus online.

What's wrong with books? They last a very long time and they don't require any electricity to be able to read them? Do you have studies that have compared the environmental impact of both?

1. They last a long time has zero significance because the content is outdated in a year or less.

2. You don't need studies to know the difference between a natural habitat and cultivated land. And that the former is non-renewable.

It looks like this comment is coming from one of those pulp-farming ambassadors spreading misinformation/whataboutism. This happens every time when a case for online publishing with direct payments to authors is put forward. Ha!

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#16

Post by marvindanig »

dahart wrote: post #13
marvindanig wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why the dead-tree? Can we not try monetization of your book straight on the web instead, right here on your website? As developers we should lead the change away from pulp to electronic screens… Edit: I mean, I'd be happy to pay the author (note, not donate*) for this corpus online.

Did you see that the link here is to a fully online version already?

It seems like you're confused. And angry? Did you understand the context of my comments, OTOH?

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#17

Post by ggambetta »

This book is excellent, and it's aimed at relatively advanced practitioners.

> This book assumes existing knowledge of computer graphics at the level of an introductory college-level course

For people looking for such an introduction, I've written Computer Graphics From Scratch, available in its entirety here: https://gabrielgambetta.com/cgfs (and also from https://nostarch.com/computer-graphics-scratch)

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#18

Post by detaro »

marvindanig wrote: post #15
cinntaile wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with books? They last a very long time and they don't require any electricity to be able to read them? Do you have studies that have compared the environmental impact of both?

1. They last a long time has zero significance because the content is outdated in a year or less. 2. You don't need studies to know the difference between a natural habitat and cultivated land. And that the former is non-renewable. It looks like this comment is coming from one of those pulp-farming ambassadors spreading misinformation/whataboutism. This happens every time when a case for online publishing with direct…

a first-edition copy of this book would still be a worthwhile read.

Re: Physically Based Rendering Book

#19

Post by marvindanig »

detaro wrote: post #18
marvindanig wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. They last a long time has zero significance because the content is outdated in a year or less. 2. You don't need studies to know the difference between a natural habitat and cultivated land. And that the former is non-renewable. It looks like this comment is coming from one of those pulp-farming ambassadors spreading misinformation/whataboutism. This happens every time when a case for online publishing with direct…

a first-edition copy of this book would still be a worthwhile read.

Yeah, a Github repository can do that easily. As if high karma, twisted logic would help you cut it.

To the moderators:

Dang, please un-flag my previous comments because it is absolutely spot-on and these dead-tree fanatics are suppressing my voice for no reason other than control/hate.

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