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CST 325 - Module 6

This week, our class learned about the principles of shading, including the physics behind light, different shading models, and how light interacts with different types of materials to produce colors human eyes see.

 I found this week's assignment more enjoyable and pleasant to create compared to last week, where I felt as if I spent a significant amount of time fighting JavaScript instead of implementing a solution.

 I enjoyed learning about the math behind Phong shading and how it is still used today in computer graphics due to its efficiency and ease of implementation relative to other shading techniques, even though it does not produce the most accurate results.

 I am looking forward to learning about shadows next week, as one of personal programming heroes, John Carmack, created a neat algorithm for shadow rendering in Doom 3, and since then it has become an industry standard technique. I didn't understand much of the technical detail behind it at first, but I'm sure I will after this week's material. 

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