This is the Read_Me.txt file for the Gage thesis. 
This code is a Java ray tracer used to study 
animation acceleration. It was tested with 
Java 1.2.2 and should be portable.

This code was written by Philip Gage in partial 
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of 
Master of Science, Department of Computer Science.  
This work was performed at the University of Colorado 
in Colorado Springs under the direction of Dr S. Semwal 
from Jan 2000 to Apr 2002.  Refer to the thesis paper 
"View Coherence Acceleration for Ray Traced Animation" 
by Philip Gage, 2002, for more information.

Operation

To compile and run the animation test program, enter:
   javac Test.java
   java Test

To compile and run the animation viewer program (with optional 
delay in integer msec) to display TGA files from Test, enter:
   javac ShowMovie.java
   java ShowMovie [msec]

To compile and run the image viewer program (with optional 
filename, default “frame0.tga”) to display a TGA file, enter:
   javac Show.java
   java Show [filename.tga]

To compile and run the interactive VR test program, enter:
   javac Interact.java
   java Interact

For coding examples, refer to the Test.java, Interact.java,
Example*.java and Movie*.java program files.