article published yes Stefan Jeschke author 44D6411A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 Christopher J Wojtan author 3C61F1D2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A870000-0001-6646-5546 ChWo department Deep Pictures: Creating Visual and Haptic Vector Images project Big Splash: Efficient Simulation of Natural Phenomena at Extremely Large Scales project We present an efficient wavefront tracking algorithm for animating bodies of water that interact with their environment. Our contributions include: a novel wavefront tracking technique that enables dispersion, refraction, reflection, and diffraction in the same simulation; a unique multivalued function interpolation method that enables our simulations to elegantly sidestep the Nyquist limit; a dispersion approximation for efficiently amplifying the number of simulated waves by several orders of magnitude; and additional extensions that allow for time-dependent effects and interactive artistic editing of the resulting animation. Our contributions combine to give us multitudes more wave details than similar algorithms, while maintaining high frame rates and allowing close camera zooms. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/1814/4933/IST-2016-575-v1+1_wavefront_preprint.pdf application/pdfno ACM2015 eng 00035480070000410.1145/2714572 343 S. Jeschke, C. Wojtan, ACM Transactions on Graphics 34 (2015). Jeschke S, Wojtan C. Water wave animation via wavefront parameter interpolation. <i>ACM Transactions on Graphics</i>. 2015;34(3). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572">10.1145/2714572</a> Jeschke S, Wojtan C. 2015. Water wave animation via wavefront parameter interpolation. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 34(3), 27. S. Jeschke and C. Wojtan, “Water wave animation via wavefront parameter interpolation,” <i>ACM Transactions on Graphics</i>, vol. 34, no. 3. ACM, 2015. Jeschke, Stefan, and Chris Wojtan. “Water Wave Animation via Wavefront Parameter Interpolation.” <i>ACM Transactions on Graphics</i>, vol. 34, no. 3, 27, ACM, 2015, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572">10.1145/2714572</a>. Jeschke, S., &#38; Wojtan, C. (2015). Water wave animation via wavefront parameter interpolation. <i>ACM Transactions on Graphics</i>. ACM. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572">https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572</a> Jeschke, Stefan, and Chris Wojtan. “Water Wave Animation via Wavefront Parameter Interpolation.” <i>ACM Transactions on Graphics</i>. ACM, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572">https://doi.org/10.1145/2714572</a>. 18142018-12-11T11:54:09Z2025-09-29T11:05:55Z