polygon
US /ˈpɑliˌɡɑn/
・UK /ˈpɔli:ˌgɔn/
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n.NounClosed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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⏩ The Metaverse: 7 Technologies That Will Make It A Reality
- The metaverse would require extremely high internet speeds, high bandwidth, and low latency, especially when a user enters a vast virtual world with highly-detailed textures and unbelievably high polygon counts.
The metaverse would require extremely high internet speeds, high bandwidth, and low latency, especially when a user enters a vast virtual world with highly-detailed textures and unbelievably high polygon counts.
- low latency, especially when the user enters a vast virtual world with highly detailed textures and unbelievably high polygon counts.
low latency, especially when the user enters a vast virtual world with highly detailed textures and unbelievably high polygon counts.
Math Antics - Perimeter
- A good way to see what perimeter is, is to imagine that you could walk right along the edge of a shape, like this 5-sided polygon.
A good way to see what perimeter is, is to imagine that you could walk right along the edge of a shape, like this 5-sided polygon.
- A good way to see what perimeter is is to imagine that you could walk right along the edge of a shape, like this five-sided polygon.
A good way to see what perimeter is is to imagine that you could walk right along the edge of a shape, like this five-sided polygon.
The Moon's Orbit is WEIRD
- The moon's trajectory is more like a 12-sided polygon with curved corners than it is a spiral or even a wiggly line, though the moon's trajectory is so close to being a circle it's kind of hard to see.
The moon's trajectory is more like a 12-sided polygon with curved corners than it is a spiral or even a wiggly line, though the moon's trajectory is so close to being a circle it's kind of hard to see.
- The Moon's trajectory is more like a 12-sided polygon with curved corners than it is a spiral or even a wiggly line—though the Moon's trajectory is so close to being a circle it's kind of hard to see.
The Moon's trajectory is more like a 12-sided polygon with curved corners than it is a spiral or even a wiggly line—though the Moon's trajectory is so close to being a circle it's kind of hard to see.
Little Nightmares, Gameplay, Part 1, CREEPIEST GAME EVER?!
- I just saved myself a polygon article right there, thank you very much. All right, let's keep going.
I just saved myself a polygon article right there, thank you very much. All right, let's keep going.
- I just saved myself a Polygon article right there.
I just saved myself a Polygon article right there.
Why Kazakhstan is Insanely Empty
- From there, the Soviets established a top secret strictly off-limits area in Kazakhstan about the same size as Slovenia that they dubbed the Semipalatinsk test site, or the Polygon.
From there, the Soviets established a top secret strictly off-limits area in Kazakhstan about the same size as Slovenia that they dubbed the Semipalatinsk test site, or the Polygon.
- From there, the Soviets established a top secret strictly off limits area in Kazakhstan, about the same size as Slovenia, that they dubbed the Semipolatinsk Test Site or the Polygon.
From there, the Soviets established a top secret strictly off limits area in Kazakhstan, about the same size as Slovenia, that they dubbed the Semipolatinsk Test Site or the Polygon.
Do You Need a Toaster Just for Grilled Cheese? — The Kitchen Gadget Test Show
- For more fun and games, check out a video from our friends at Polygon right here.
For more fun and games, check out a video from our friends at Polygon right here.
- check out our friends at Polygon right here.
check out our friends at Polygon right here.
Unity 4.3 - 2D Game Development Walkthrough
- Unity's Polygon Collider allowed us to automate creation of the collider itself based on the shape of the sprite.
Unity's Polygon Collider allowed us to automate creation of the collider itself based on the shape of the sprite.
- Unity's Polygon Collider allowed us to
Unity's Polygon Collider allowed us to
Types of Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons
- To be specific, a polygon is any shape formed from 3 or more line segments, so triangles and quadrilaterals are technically polygons,
To be specific, a polygon is any shape formed from 3 or more line segments, so triangles and quadrilaterals are technically polygons,
- but since we have specific names for those, we usually only use the word "polygon" to refer to shapes with 5 sides or more.
but since we have specific names for those, we usually only use the word "polygon" to refer to shapes with 5 sides or more.
Some gamers unhappy about the end of PlayStation discs: BBC Learning English from the News
- This one is from Polygon, a gaming news platform.
This one is from Polygon, a gaming news platform.
- That headline again, from Polygon: I won't mourn PlayStation discs.
That headline again, from Polygon: I won't mourn PlayStation discs.
History of Resident Evil (1996 - 2019)
- In order to create a more convincing horror environment, the designers behind the original Resident Evil decided that instead of creating low-polygon 3D environments, they would rely on pre-rendered background images.
In order to create a more convincing horror environment, the designers behind the original Resident Evil decided that instead of creating low-polygon 3D environments, they would rely on pre-rendered background images.
- Visually, Resident Evil 2 was made using the same technology as before, with the team at Capcom taking pre-rendered backdrops and superimposing low-polygon models and characters over top of them.
Visually, Resident Evil 2 was made using the same technology as before, with the team at Capcom taking pre-rendered backdrops and superimposing low-polygon models and characters over top of them.