“k-DOPs as Tighter Bounding Volumes for Better Occlusion Performance” by Bartz, Staneker and Klosowski
Conference:
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Interest Area:
- Application
Title:
- k-DOPs as Tighter Bounding Volumes for Better Occlusion Performance
Session/Category Title: Rendering Optimization
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Abstract:
Using discrete orientation polytopes (k-dops) as bounding volumes for occlusion culling. They represent a much tighter shape approximation than widely used axis-aligned bounding boxes.
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