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Z-fighting Z-fighting occurs when the distance calculations of two or more different objects, overlap or come so close to overlapping that the renderer cannot tell the difference. As the viewpoint moves, the two or more objects fight for dominance, resulting in a rapid flicker. Increasing the depth buffer precision, or using a more complex algorithm such as w-buffer (which uses floating point inversion rather than integer values) can help prevent this. Below, we offer a selection of links from our resource databases which may match this term.
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Results by page [1] Complete Website: The Escapist
An excellent site, fighting to protect and promote RPGing of all types. Since most (decent) virtual worldlets fall under the RPG umbrella, this site is most definitely worth a look.
Dressed up as real stories from the fighting fronts of recent wars, and varying between a novelistic format, and a textbook one, this book is definitely an easy read, despite the sheer amount of information it presents. 
The Uncanny Valley was introduced by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori in 1970, as a term referring to the hypothetical valley in which human-like fascimiles suddenly go from 'cute' to 'vile' with almost no warning. Complete Website: Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research
A periodical journal, extending back over three decades; advocating the use of holistic approach to VR, general simulations, and gaming, in cross-industry cooperation, and the furtherance of all.
Sharing more than a few core principles with VWN, this print journal is much older than ourselves, and, though it is fighting the same fight, is often constrained by academic limitations. Nonetheless, their influence is significant.
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Results by page (04/05/2009)
South Korea and the United States have agreed to cooperate in fighting cyber attacks against their defence networks from countries including China and North Korea. The April 30 deal calls for an exchange of information on det...
(10/09/2003)
A new controller, designed for the PS2 console by development company In2Games enables a full range of hand interactions, from fighting styles, to delicate item manipulation....
(16/02/2004)
as commercial virtual worlds redouble in size, there may be hope at the end of the multi-DVD tunnel. Two new technologies are vying for power: HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Powered by the film industry, which demands greater...
(14/10/2011)
After excessively violent events, shoot 'em up games regularly come under scrutiny. In Norway, several first-person shooter games actually disappeared from the market for a while after the killings. Does intense fighting on a flat screen d...
(18/01/2005)
America is a strange country, that has been obvious for many years. However ,the latest trend is stranger than most - governments actively fighting to stop broadband uptake. The latest piece of legalese, titled 'Legislative ...
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