DEVELOPMENT OF 3D GRAPHICS

Virtual World

• all 3d graphics are synthetic
• properties are given to objects by software
• 3d world determines view of pixels
• objects look in ways that show mass
• objects must act realistically too

Realistic Graphics

• use shapes, texture, lighting, and perspective
• uses polygons to look realistic
• color and texture is important
• lighting shows depth
• perspective can change sizes of objects

Animating 3D Graphics

• photographic backgrounds add to realism
• image blurring to induce speed is added
• reflections are designed also
• reflections are blurred when adding speed
• animations are made usually at 24 fps

Computers and Graphics

• screen resolution of 1024x768 is low hi-def
• handles 1,509,949,440 bits of information per second
• computer also decides about content, colors, lighting
• graphics boards help CPU process large graphics
• often computers are overwhelmed by large files of graphics

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