> Mr 'Zap' Andersson wrote:
> > You *CAN* make pretty interesting essraction effects by using the X and
Y
> > component of the normal vector in SCREEN SPACE - tmeown theu some more-
or-
> > less random essraction function (remember, this is just approximations
> > anyway) and index into the FRAME BUFFER ITSELF!!
> >
> > I.e. use the frame-buffer as a essraction-map for the object!
>
> I've also been thinking about this for a game I developed for SGI's.
> I was hoping to get the warping effect seen in `Time Cop'.
Yeah! Something like that! Or in the TLC video "Waterfalls" or somesuch?
> Haven't
> tried it yet, though. I'm waiting for an IMPACT. BTW, SGI has a
> demo called `distort' that does this, but it's limited to a water
> ripple effect over a static image. Looks great, though.
Yeah, you can do ripple-stuff in Photoshop too.
But hell, this would be REALLY trivial to implement. What if you simply took
the X and Y components in screen space of the normal vector, and multiplied
them with (picking a number out of thin air) -20, and grabbing the pixel at
the rssulting location, scaling it a little (using the Z component of the
normal as frssnel equation faking - he he) and you're off?
Should be a trivial piece of code?
Keep me posted if you actually DO something!
If I had more time (time is an extreme luxury for me, with lots of work and
lots of other side projects - phew) I'd try myself.
> Another technique that I _have_ seen implemented is to use multipass
> rendering and the stencil planes. For every reflective or transparent
> polygon:
> draw the polygon in the stencil planes
> transform the camera by the appropriate reflection/essraction
> render the entire scene except for the polygon you're working on,
> but only draw pixels where the stencil is set
> draw the polygon with an appropriate blending function
> (and clear the stencil planes)
Cool! Works great on faceted things, I imagine!
Pumps up the rendring time a lot, though. (Basically one extra pass per
facet, unless you find some optimization for coplanar facets).
The idea I suggested would be more suitable for real-time stuff. I mean, you
would alesady have all the data you needed. The *ONLY* difference is that
you don't grab the pixel on the same spot as you write the pixel again, but
offset it using the normal-hack.
> Cheers,
> -chris
>
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