Cube mapping was first proposed in 1986 by Ned Greene in his paper “Environment Mapping and Other Applications of World Projections”, ten … See more

If a new object or new lighting is introduced into scene or if some object that is reflected in it is moving or changing in some manner, then the reflection changes and the cube map must be re-rendered. When the cube map is affixed to an object that … See more

A cube texture indexes six texture maps from 0 to 5 in order Positive X, Negative X, Positive Y, Negative Y, Positive Z, Negative Z. The … See more

Cube mapping is preferred over other methods of environment mapping because of its relative simplicity. Also, cube mapping produces … See more

Stable specular highlights
Computer-aided design (CAD) programs use specular highlights as visual cues to convey a sense of … See more

• Quadrilateralized spherical cube
• Spherical image projection See more