Accelenation has an article up about one possible future of graphics, Parallax Mapping and Ray-Tracing.  Even is it does get a little technical at times, it is well illustrated and you will figure out exactly what they are talking about. 
“Could advanced Parallax Mapping represent the first tentative steps toward a ray-tracing future for computer graphics?”

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