Re: [Isugamedev-midworld] the models

[Ben S. <bs...@vr...>]

> 
> high poly = bad.  I came up with 1580 polygons like this:
> 
> head = 200 polys
> torso = 180 polys
> each hand = 18 polys per finger + 32 for the hand = 122 * 2 hand = 244
> forearm = 90 polys * 2 = 180
> upper arm = 90 polys * 2 = 180
> upper leg = 90 poly * 2 = 180
> lower leg =  90 poly * 2 = 180
> foot = 118 poly *2 = 236
> 
> all this adds up to 1580.  We can probably cut corners in the game to not
> display so much so that if the best you can do is like 1800 or 2000 then
> that is what we'll have to.  But really try for that 1580 mark.

I think the key here is that we would like it if you can do as much 
detail as possible in the textures instead of in the polygons. For 
example, each droid has 2 guns. Each gun has ... oh maybe 16 barrels. 
They're all currently rendered as individual cylinders w/ ~12 triangles 
each. That's approx. 12*16=192 polygons for a single gun alone. You 
could also do the gun as a single cylinder with the detailing of the 
individual barrels done in the textures. For a relatively nice, round 
gun w/ 30 sides we would end up needing only say 30*2+4=64 polys. The 
savings is almost 67%.

That is at least what I mean when I talk about polygon reduction. Using 
details in the texturing to reduce the need for polygons.

cheers,
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Ben Scott
Research Assistant
VR Juggler Team
Virtual Reality Applications Center
bs...@vr...