[HN Gopher] An early 3D viewer (1986)
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An early 3D viewer (1986)
Author : pubby
Score : 17 points
Date : 2023-03-27 09:03 UTC (1 days ago)
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| quelltext wrote:
| I read this twice and still don't get it. What was that exactly
| supposed to be doing?
| olliecornelia wrote:
| I believe this is a rotation encoder that relays the
| orientation of a mounted monitor (not pictured) to update the
| virtual orientation of an object rendered on the screen.
| tpmx wrote:
| Found a 1998 Alias|Wavefront video showing an evolution of
| this concept (starting from a 1990 design according to the
| intro) - in 6DOF:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov8VbxyQ8Yc
| buildsjets wrote:
| The space frame holds a missing display screen, and is both the
| output and input device. It outputs a render of a 3D object
| (Which I assume was probably just some wireframe) on the
| screen, and you can rotate the space frame around as an input
| to change the orientation of the render and view it from
| different angles.
| Arrath wrote:
| Creative, if somewhat roundabout way to viewing a 3d object.
| Aka457 wrote:
| There was a screen inside the Meccano contraption. I think that
| when you moved the Meccano frame, it would rotate the axis and
| the picture inside the screen would move at the same time, thus
| displaying different angles of the picture. Not 3d but fake
| perspective.
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| A bit like the illusion with the Wii remote and the targets
| moving in sync from Jonnhy Lee.
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