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Refresh your Memory: Advanced Graphics Algorithms

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-broke-my-brain dept.

subtle writes "DevMaster.net has posted an interesting article about advanced graphics algorithms. The article discusses six widely used algorithms in graphics rendering of indoor and outdoor environments, namely: quad-based static terrain, Roettger's approach to continuous levels-of-detail in terrain, real-time optimally adapting meshes, portals, BSPs and PVSs. In each case the algorithm is discussed and some aspects of implementation are considered, as well as analyize each algorithm for its application in modern graphics systems."

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  1. It has revolutionized landscaping by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny
    "The article discusses six widely used algorithms in graphics rendering of indoor and outdoor environments"

    I look forward to re-doing my back yard with a nice quadratic mesh algorithm with pseudo-fractal post-processing.

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    1. Re:It has revolutionized landscaping by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 2, Funny

      That has to beat mowing it!

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    2. Re:It has revolutionized landscaping by Merlin42 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you going to Reticulate your Splines?

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    3. Re:It has revolutionized landscaping by Short+Circuit · · Score: 2, Funny

      Boy, I miss SimCity 2000.

      One version would have this luscious female voice say "Reticulating Splines" whenever the game generated a new topology.

      Anyone know if the Windows version works well under WINE?

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  2. What happened to the days of... by SavedLinuXgeeK · · Score: 5, Funny

    for (int x = 0; x 320;x++) for (int y = 0; x 249; y++) drawpixel(x,y,data[x,y]) What ever happened to the simpler times...

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    1. Re:What happened to the days of... by Brie+and+gherkins · · Score: 2, Funny

      Commodore Pet - poke 32768,65

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    2. Re:What happened to the days of... by Ghoser777 · · Score: 3, Funny

      What, when less than signs where implicity understood by the compiler?

      :ducks:

      Matt Fahrenbacher

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    3. Re:What happened to the days of... by fforw · · Score: 4, Funny
      for (int x = 0; x 320;x++) for (int y = 0; x 249; y++) drawpixel(x,y,data[x,y]) What ever happened to the simpler times...
      trashing vertically through memory in an endless loop wasn't that good in simpler times, too. =)
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  3. They forgot TNA by baudilus · · Score: 5, Funny

    They for the TNA Algorithm - Tactile Natural Assimilation, for realistic representation of the skin around a woman's Breasts and Backside. This is the money maker, used for everything from Tomb Raider (Lara Croft) to Mario's bulbous (read: breastlike) nose in the popular Super Mario Bros. games.

    An egregious ommision.

    1. Re:They forgot TNA by stratjakt · · Score: 1, Funny

      I wonder what moron modded this interesting?

      I never found lara croft even remotely attractive, even in the latest games with the highest tech engines.

      Now the girls of DOA, that's a different animal altogether.

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  4. Home and Garden Network by ArmenTanzarian · · Score: 4, Funny

    They have a show for this now, "Trading Mesh Algorithms with Pseudo-fractal Post-processing" or TMAWPFPP for short.

    Will they use quadratic?
    Who knows!?!

    Pure excitement...

  5. Is H. Fuchs' first name... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Holy?

    1. Re:Is H. Fuchs' first name... by jdh-22 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nope, pretty sure it is Hafta.

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  6. Downloaded from Nintendo by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny
    "That has to beat mowing it!"

    Yeah, but since it was a version I downloaded from Nintendo.com, I have to periodically spray for pokemon.

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    1. Re:Downloaded from Nintendo by Short+Circuit · · Score: 4, Funny

      What pesticide do you use? They keep popping up whenever my cousin comes over.

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  7. Re:Refresh...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    by calling it a refresher, it will be 'ok' if its a dupe. maybe they are just covering their tails in case they feel it might be a dupe.

  8. Re:Outdoor environment rendering.... by Mr+Smidge · · Score: 2, Funny


    Hmm, that Far Cry game is a little different from what I'd normally expect from today's games.

    Although it has some nice outdoor scenes, from the pictures..