Basic diffuse mapping and gamma correction

color.hpp

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ void write_color(FILE *fp, color c, uint32_t samples_per_pixel)
     double scale = 1.0 / samples_per_pixel;
 
     // Divide the color by the number of samples
-    double r = c.x * scale;
-    double g = c.y * scale;
-    double b = c.z * scale;
+    double r = sqrt(c.x * scale);
+    double g = sqrt(c.y * scale);
+    double b = sqrt(c.z * scale);
 
     /* Write output */
     fprintf(fp,

main.cpp

@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@
 #include "sphere.hpp"
 #include "camera.hpp"
 
-color ray_color(const ray& r, const hittable& world);
+color ray_color(const ray& r, const hittable& world, int32_t depth);
 double hit_sphere(const point3& center, double radius, const ray& r);
 
-color ray_color(const ray& r, const hittable& world)
+color ray_color(const ray& r, const hittable& world, int32_t depth)
 {
+    if (depth <= 0)
+    {
+        return color(0,0,0);
+    }
+    
     hit_record rec;
     if (world.hit(r, 0, INFINITY, rec))
     {
-        return 0.5 * (rec.normal + color(1,1,1));
+        point3 target = rec.p + rec.normal + random_in_unit_sphere();
+        return 0.5 * ray_color(ray(rec.p, target - rec.p), world, depth-1);
     }
     vec3 unit_direction = normalize(r.direction);
     double t = 0.5 * (unit_direction.y + 1.0);
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ int main()
     const int32_t image_width = 400;
     const int32_t image_height = (int32_t) (image_width / aspect_ratio);
     int32_t samples_per_pixel = 100;
+    int32_t max_depth = 50;
 
     if (getenv("SPP"))
     {        
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ int main()
                 double u = ((i + random_double()) / (image_width-1));
                 double v = ((j + random_double()) / (image_height-1));
                 ray r =  cam.get_ray(u,v);
-                pixel_color += ray_color(r, world);
+                pixel_color += ray_color(r, world, max_depth);
             }
             
             write_color(stdout, pixel_color, samples_per_pixel);

rtweekend.hpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ double degrees_to_radians(double d)
 /* Returns a double in the range [0,1) */
 inline double random_double()
 {
-    return rand() / RAND_MAX + 1.0;
+    return rand() * (1.0 / RAND_MAX);
 }
 
 /* Returns a double in the range [min,max) */

vec3.hpp

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef VEC3_H
 #define VEC3_H
 
-#include <math.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include "rtweekend.hpp"
 
 struct vec3 {
     /* Members */
@@ -65,6 +64,18 @@ struct vec3 {
     {
         return x*x + y*y + z*z;
     }
+
+    // Get a vec3 with random components in the range [0,1)
+    inline static vec3 random()
+    {
+        return vec3(random_double(), random_double(), random_double());
+    }
+
+    // Get a vec3 with random components in the range [min, max)
+    inline static vec3 random(double min, double max)
+    {
+        return vec3(random_double(min, max), random_double(min, max), random_double(min, max));
+    }
 };
 
 /* Type aliases */
@@ -135,4 +146,17 @@ inline vec3 normalize(const vec3 v)
     return v / v.length();
 }
 
+// Returns a vec3 of random components between [-1,1) that is inside a unit sphere
+vec3 random_in_unit_sphere()
+{
+    // Iterate until we find a vector with length < 1
+    while (true)
+    {
+        vec3 p = vec3::random(-1,1);
+        if (p.length_squared() >= 1)
+            continue;
+        return p;
+    }
+}
+
 #endif