Lance Williams (graphics researcher)

Lance Joseph Williams, inventor of mip-mapping
Lance Williams, mip-mapped

Lance J. Williams (September 25, 1949 – August 20, 2017[1]) was a prominent graphics researcher who made major contributions to texture map prefiltering, shadow rendering algorithms, facial animation, and antialiasing techniques. Williams was one of the first people to recognize the potential of computer graphics to transform film and video making.

Williams died at 67 years old on August 20, 2017, after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife and two children.[2]

  1. ^ "Celebrated U Computer Graphics Researcher Dies". The College of Engineering at the University of Utah. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ^ "Lance Williams | Research". research.nvidia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.