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+# rust-render
+A raytracing 3D renderer written in Rust.
+
+### Checklist of features
+
+This list may be changed or extended in the future.
+
+- [x] Raytracing camera
+  - [x] Camera struct
+  - [x] Ray creation code
+- [x] Object code architecture
+- [x] Sphere objects
+  - [x] Sphere struct
+  - [x] Sphere intersection test
+  - [x] Sphere normal generation
+  - [x] Color mapping on spheres
+- [ ] Triangle objects
+  - [ ] Triangle struct
+  - [ ] Triangle intersection test
+  - [ ] Triangle normal generation
+  - [ ] Color mapping on triangles
+  - [ ] Triangle meshes
+- [ ] Bounding boxes
+- [ ] Direct lighting
+  - [ ] Point light sources
+    - [ ] Point source struct
+    - [ ] Point source illuminance test
+    - [ ] Hard shadows
+    - [ ] Soft shadows
+  - [ ] Light-emitting surfaces
+- [ ] Indirect lighting
+  - [ ] Reflection
+    - [ ] Perfectly reflective objects
+    - [ ] Diffuse reflection
+    - [ ] Roughness
+  - [ ] Transparency
+    - [ ] Simple transparency
+    - [ ] Refraction
+