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b...@coolfone.comze.com
May 26, 2012, 7:59:33 AM5/26/12
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What's the term for graphics like what you see in Zynga's CityVille?
It's kind of like 3d but 2d. How do they do that?
It's kind of like 3d but 2d. How do they do that?
Miles Bader
May 27, 2012, 9:16:03 PM5/27/12
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b...@coolfone.comze.com writes:
> What's the term for graphics like what you see in Zynga's CityVille?
>
> It's kind of like 3d but 2d. How do they do that?
Do you mean "orthographic projection", or maybe more specifically
> What's the term for graphics like what you see in Zynga's CityVille?
>
> It's kind of like 3d but 2d. How do they do that?
"isometric projection" [a kind of orthographic projection where
the x, y, and z axes are exactly 120 degrees apart in the
projection]?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_projection
[Gives various types]
-miles
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b...@coolfone.comze.com
May 28, 2012, 1:32:06 PM5/28/12
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I bet they're rendering a lot of that isometric stuff in Blender like this guy does here:
http://clintbellanger.net/rpg/tutorials/isometric_tiles/
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