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Re:The tech arms race in AAA games and why I'm abandoning it by banachtarski on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @11:09AM (#9653113)
Everybody uses billboarding techniques and 2d sprites and stuff. We're just a lot better at it now than before.
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Re:The tech arms race in AAA games and why I'm abandoning it by Zardoz84 on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @11:20AM (#9653201)
Again, read this : http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom_rendering_engine

The original DooM engine isn't based on billboarding.

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Re:The tech arms race in AAA games and why I'm abandoning it by banachtarski on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @11:32AM (#9653305)
Why did you attach it to me instead of the OP who made the original claim?
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