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# Ray Tracing in One Weekend

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Build a small path tracer to understand ray intersections, materials, sampling and lighting through your own code.

## When to use it

Build a small path tracer to understand ray intersections, materials, sampling and lighting through your own code.

## Access

The books and source code are free; the project specifies CC0. This is an educational offline renderer.

## Try it

Use the first book to render a sphere, then add a material and sample accumulation.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Ray Tracing in One Weekend](https://raytracing.github.io/) (id: source-622f7b6c5d7f95fd)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors