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Rendering damaged-enhanced images in a computer simulation

US9418477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2014
Grant dateAug 16, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and computer system for rendering damaged-enhanced images in a computer simulation comprising a computer generated environment. During the computer simulation, determining coordinates of a virtual impact having an effective radius on 3D polygon mesh(es) of the computer generated environment, identifying rendering faces of the 3D polygon mesh(es) affected by the virtual impact, clipping at runtime the affected rendering faces to a mathematically-defined subtraction shape computed considering the effective radius, computing newly formed 3D polygon mesh(es) and rendering at least one damaged-enhanced image for display comprising a subset of rendering faces of the newly formed 3D polygon mesh(es) using a visual texture, the subset being determined from a field of view of the computer simulation.

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