Matrice effects

Started by PitJedi June 13, 2002 01:48 AM

2 comments, last by PitJedi 22 years, 8 months ago

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June 13, 2002 01:48 AM

Why should i use my own matrice calculations when OGL has glRotate , glTranslate, and other such built in functions. What is the point of learning the matrix math i guess is ma question.. Thanks!

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Null and Void

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June 13, 2002 01:53 AM

To do physics or even custom effects as simple as billboarding.

PitJedi

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June 13, 2002 01:59 AM

Can matrices also be used for collision detection?

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Null and Void

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June 13, 2002 02:02 AM

quote:
Original post by PitJedi
Can matrices also be used for collision detection?

Well, you have to know where a certain point is in world space, and the easiest way to do that is to transform it with a matrix.

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