This book is for everyone who's interested in computer graphics and how it can take us on exciting journeys powered by imagination and a love of discovery and invention. Each chapter investigates a unique topic and gives you the tools to continue that exploration on your own.

Dr. Andrew Glassner Glassner created and edited the "Graphics Gems" series and the book "An Introduction to Ray Tracing". He is also the author of the two-volume text "Principles of Digital Image Synthesis". Glassner has written a regular column for IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications since 1996. Those columns have been collected in three books, "Andrew Glassner's Notebook", "Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook", and "Morphs, Mallards, and Montages."