02561 - Computer Graphics - Worksheet 9, Part 5

Projection Shadows

Advantages:

• Simple implementation
• Better performance

Disadvantages:

• Tricky with multiple lights
• Poor scalability

Shadow Mapping

Advantages:

• Self-shadowing and shadowing across shaders is easy
• Easier to post-process shadows

Disadvantages:

• Performance costs - requires aditional render pass
• Resolution is limited resulting in aliasing issues