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Look At vector

Started by edwinnie May 29, 2003 at 7:51 AM 2 replies 300+ views
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edwinnie
edwinnie
Hi i was wondering what values the Look At vector has for some games like diablo, warcraft, etc... where the camera moves straight and not spherical?? thx! edwinz
Pipo DeClown
Pipo DeClown
Orthogonal view, or simply ortho 2d.
Where Perspective view is for 3d.



.lick


[edited by - Pipo DeClown on May 29, 2003 9:03:25 AM]
edwinnie
edwinnie
u mean orthogonalize the 3 vectors before constructing the view matrix?

edwinz
ApochPiQ
ApochPiQ
Diablo and Warcraft do not use 3D graphics. They use essentially tile-based engines. Warcraft III, however, uses a 3D engine, but the camera is also spherical in War3.

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