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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 Merlin42 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you going to Reticulate your Splines?

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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 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.

  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. 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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