| US 7,561,993 B2 | ||
| Real-time rendering of a parametric breaking wave | ||
| Adam Lake, Portland, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/322,920. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0151336 A1, Jul. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 703—2 [703/9] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A video platform, comprising:
a video screen;
a storage medium;
a computer coupled to the video screen, and the storage medium, wherein the storage medium comprises code to:
generate a signal representative of at least one wave at a surface of a liquid;
select a first wave point of the at least one wave;
generate an attractor for the first wave point;
generate an attractor line that represents the shortest distance between the first wave point and the attractor;
calculate a position of a second wave point as a function of at least the attractor line; and
display the at least one wave via the video screen.
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