Re: [Algorithms] FPS Questions

[Keith Z.L. <ke...@dr...>]

also for me, I like it 60 fps at 1024x768x32.
That's just my pet resolution.

though 640x480x32@60hz anti-aliased is good too.

:-)

Keith

"Keith Z.Leonard" wrote:

> All good points brought up.
>
> On average (the average 3D game), you want to shoot for 60 fps.
> But there are 3D games that don't require that level of performance,
> for instance an adventure game, or turn based stradegy game, or
> 3D solitare.  :-)
>
> And 60 fields per second on TV is better than 30 any day.
>
> Keith
>
> gl wrote:
>
> > Not only can I see the difference between 30 and 60 (they're a world apart),
> > I also find < 85Hz monitor refresh rate tiring.  At a 100, something very
> > interesting happens that's hard to put into words.  As with all things, once
> > you exceed the obvious limitations of something you find that there is still
> > a world of sublety to explore, so don't write off >60 fps just yet (Quake2
> > for example is especially 'liquid' at 100+).
> >
> > The reason this comes up time and time again is precisely because I think
> > many people really can't tell the difference.  However, those'll just have
> > to accept that many of us can.
> > --
> > gl
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <sro...@te...>
> > To: <gda...@li...>
> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:05 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Algorithms] FPS Questions
> >
> > > well, i dont know for you but i can see the difference beetween 30 and 60
> > > fps
> > >
> > > Corrosif,
> > > Ignore demands from the marketing department to release premature shots.
> > > These people are for the  most part clueless, and are only trying to
> > justify
> > > their job." George Broussard, President of 3DRealms.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gda...@li...
> > > [mailto:gda...@li...]On Behalf Of Jim
> > > Offerman
> > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 3:31 PM
> > > To: gda...@li...
> > > Subject: Re: [Algorithms] FPS Questions
> > >
> > >
> > > > 60fps is the ideal target.
> > >
> > > I blindly follow the masses here, but I can't help wondering why...
> > Anything
> > > above 24-25 fps will not be noticed by the human eye, 30 fps animations
> > look
> > > _really_ smooth. So why are we all targetting for 60 fps? Shouldn't we
> > > rather crank up the detail some more and all target 30 fps? What makes a
> > 60
> > > fps game more playable than a 30 fps game?
> > >
> > > Jim Offerman
> > >
> > > Innovade
> > > - designing the designer
> > >
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