Stremik Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Ok. Here goes. I understand the concept of 2D and 3D but what the heck is 2.5D and 4D? Are there anymore Ds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJuice Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Hehe, as far as I know 2.5 means pseudo 3d, meaning it looks like 3d but it's not. For example the original Doom game is described as having a 2.5D engine, there isn't any geometry there but it still gives the illusion of 3d. Not sure about 4D, time maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 2.5D could also be 3D thats made to look like 2D. It always kind of ends up in the middle somewhere. Flat colours with basic shading.... Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 2.5 D are also common in the "finite element area". That means you have a 2D wire with special datas at every point, which gives a 2.5D set. michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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