Veach (Isotropic), Fig. 8

For isotropic GPISes, our method is in the middle-ground between UNI and NEE. For a small light source with rough surfaces, our method performs worse than NEE due to the relatively short circle segment and frequent misses between the two cones. This shows the necessity of using MIS for a robust rendering across various scene settings.

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