What is Paralax?

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What is parallax???Check out what features CrystalBlend will have - stencil shadows , bump mapping , parallax …
CrystalBlend is developed pretty fast :o ,they have made so many things in such a very short time!!!

http://crystalspace3d.com/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=CrystalBlend

So , what is parallax %| ?

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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=parallax

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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=parallax

Yeah , but what does it do in games (for example)?

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paralax is the effect of one object obsuring a more distant one and unobsuring it as you move side to side relative to the two

so stars for example… stellar parallax is how the nearer ones shift relative to the more distant ones as the earth moves around the sun [it isn’t noticable but it happens]

for games this is handled by your fancy graphics card…

however parallax mapping is a technique to attempt this effect on a surface. For example, a cobblestone alley. If you move close enough to the stones the nearer ones will obscure the further ones. There are more and less fancy ways to do this, the less fancy ways fail when you get close because they don’t let one stone obscure further ones [but it looks okay when you’re further away].

check out the begining of this thing for much more info:
http://graphics.cs.brown.edu/games/SteepParallax/

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Hehe those features were posted long time ago. :expressionless: Unfortunately if you read the comments

> Hi. This CrystalBlend wiki hasn’t been updated in ages! Whats the latest news on CrystalBlend’s progress?
>
> Keith. cool

Currently I’m working on Crystal Core and Crystal Space itself so CrystalBlend is slightly on hold. I will resume it shortly.

Greetings,

CrystalBlend would be finished eventually, but just dunno when. :wink: We just have to wait.

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Hehe those features were posted long time ago.

No , they were posted yesterday.I check out that link everyday.Those features were posted yesterday.Today he added specular.That “wiki hasn’t been updated in ages” thingy was posted before those features were posted.

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Hehe, everyday ehh. :wink: Lol almost like when I was checking out the release of Black and White 2, and it’s here now.

Hmm, Jorrit still seems to have the same problems listed (Guess they’re really tough ones). :slight_smile: Now that you mention it some things are new, don’t think he had bumpmapping before too when I checked it back then. Also the addition of extra CS futures in blender’s world settings.

Jason Lin

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Hehe, everyday ehh.

Well maybe not everyday :smiley: , but i did check it out every day in this week (i got nothing better to do :smiley: ).

Hmm, Jorrit still seems to have the same problems listed (Guess they’re really tough ones)

Well, now crystal blend has full physics support (yesterday it was still in the Issues list).Ok , why am i remembering so many things :-? .I guess this is what happens to a person , who is sick,stays home all week and has nothing to do , hehe :slight_smile: …stupid temperature :x .