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pattern:isometric_perspective [2011/04/09 09:17] the_blueberry_hill created - just a start: mostly wanted to put that Kupka image in place before I forgot. |
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| //also known as: Axonometric projection.//((I am certainly not against using this label primarily.)) | //also known as: Axonometric projection.//((I am certainly not against using this label primarily.)) | ||
| - | {{:fig:pattern:kupka_frantisek_-_katedrala.jpg?180 }}More commonly games described as such will use [[wp>dimetric projection]], but it is an effective term for discussing games with a three-dimensional perspective. | + | {{:fig:pattern:kupka_frantisek_-_katedrala.jpg?180 }}Isometric/Asonometric projection is a way of representing three-dimensional space without realistic perspective, where more than face of an object becomes visible. |
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| + | More commonly games described as such will use [[wp>oblique projection]], but 'isometric' is an effective term for discussing games with a skewed, three-dimensional perspective. Most typically characters in these games will be restricted to diagonal movements, and the awkwardness of these being an important mechanic in some action/adventure games. | ||
| =====Isometric===== | =====Isometric===== | ||
| =====Dimetric===== | =====Dimetric===== | ||
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| + | =====Oblique===== | ||
| =====Bastards===== | =====Bastards===== | ||
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| =====See also===== | =====See also===== | ||
| * [[wp>Axonometric_projection|Axonometric Projection]] | * [[wp>Axonometric_projection|Axonometric Projection]] | ||
| + | * [[wp>Video_games_with_isometric_graphics|Isometric graphics in video games]] | ||