superslow
Learning and science
graphics rendering visualisation
SHOW HN2016
276points
38comments
#78of 2,264 in 2016
Top 4%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good educational visualisation of rendering
From 3 comments
This is amazing, thanks for sharing! Haven't really programmed much in 3D so this is a great resource to understand the concept behind a render engine.
daraosn on HNThis is excellent! How much more can we learn by slowing down time and watching a process unfold? I think many in this thread are overly focusing on what is being presented,…
sitkack on HNOn the right side, you see new pixels being painted only if they are lighter than the pixels they are painted over. It shows that this is happening for every triangle, regardless…
Retra on HN
Objections
Shows only triangles, nothing new for experienced users
From 1 comment
fun, but what am I learning from this that I don't already know, namely that 3d scenes in OpenGL/Vulkan/D3d are made up of triangles? Haven't I seen this already 1000 times when…
vegabook on HN
Z-buffer off option would show the rendering error
From 1 comment
This would be better if you could turn off the Z-buffer, to see the rendering error that occurs without it.
p1mrx on HN
Requests
Add option to disable Z-buffer
From 1 comment
This would be better if you could turn off the Z-buffer, to see the rendering error that occurs without it.
p1mrx on HN
Alternatives named
Ray tracing as alternative rendering approach
From 1 comment
There are three basic, independent parts of graphics: drawing shapes, lighting and light vs surface interaction. Z-buffer is a very clever way to draw shapes. The only other way…
pandaman on HN