The process of generating an image or series of images from a model by means of computer programming.
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Transparency behaviour on PowerVR
I'm doing some graphics optimizing tests, especially on PowerVR transparency. Now I made a scene where there are two groups of simple objects. One group has the shape in geometry using diffuse shader ...
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The math behind Variance Shadow Maps - moments
I am not asking how to implement them (that's not particularly difficult), but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding why the moments used in Chebyshev's inequality (indirectly) are equal to the ...
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Side Menu using Libgdx
I want to make it so that when the player presses start, a side menu slides out and gives a player some option on one side of the screen, similar to Angry Birds or Pokemon. I'm not sure how to go ...
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Android SurfaceView framerate issue
I am using SurfaceView to draw a lot of Bitmaps onto canvas. This causes really variable frame rates depending on how many objects are present. My code below:
public class OriginalView extends ...
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3D BSP rendering for maps made in 2d platform style
I wish to render a 3D map which is always seen from top, camera is in sky and always looking at earth. Sample of a floor layout:
I don't think I need complex structures like BSP trees to render ...
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How do I make something I flash/blink more frequently as it gets closer to disappearing?
In my game when you kill an enemy they may drop something like a health pack or gold. I want this to have a time limit so that it eventually disappears if you don't pick it up. I want the item to ...
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Set Camera Attributes before Command Line Render
Is it possible to set perspective camera attributes (Translate, Rotate etc) in some automated way before doing a command line Render?
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Reducing overdraw cost: does triangle ordering matter?
I'm working on a project with procedural geometry, and will potentially have lots of opaque faces overlapping within the same model. Imagine an onion's layers. My understanding is it is better to draw ...
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Multiple FBX Animation Files in Maya
I bought some animated models which came as FBX files from the unity asset store and I'm trying to export them to PNG sprite sheets in Maya (for an html5 web project).
The file seems to be main fbx ...
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Drawing game objects that are bigger than tiles
Problem:
I have 32x32 world tiles, and a 64x64 object. I am only drawing visible tiles around the player.
The object has its x and y coordinates in the tile world. I am drawing the object after I've ...
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Texture atlasing in Unity
I'm researching new ways to optimize games for better performance. Currently I am working on texture atlasing, which is giving me a hard time. I made the atlas using Texture2D.PackTextures and saved ...
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How do I calculate the points of a brush from a Source engine VMF?
I'm trying to render the brushes from a Source engine .vmf file in C++, using OpenGL.
The .vmf stores solid brushes as a series of planes which I would like to use to calculate the points for each ...
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Microfacet model - BRDF obtain extreme values at grazing angles
I've been trying to replicate the result of this paper (linked directly to PDF paper, but you don't need to read it to give an answer) and encountered a problem with the BRDF according to the ...
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what kind of technique is used in android game rendering like Pou
Hi I want to create a game which is graphicaly similar like Pou, I just do not know how is is rendered, if it is using opengl or just bitmaps at canvas? I want nothing serious, so i think opengl is to ...
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OS X OpenGL 3.2 Core (Black Screen)
I want to render a Quad via VAO, IBO and VBO but nothing is drawn. I'm using glDrawRangeElements in OS X OpenGL 3.2 Core context. The screen is completely black without any error. GLFW3 is used to ...
