Method and apparatus for determining collision between virtual o

Details Method and apparatus for determining collision between virtual o Method and apparatus for determining collision between virtual o

1998-03-04

2000-10-31

Zimmerman, Mark

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

345424, G06T 1500

Patent

active

061410152

ABSTRACT:
A method of determining collision occurring in a virtual space generated by a system using a computer includes the steps of preparing, for drawing data approximating a virtual object in the virtual space by a plurality of rectangular parallelepipeds, machine readable first shape data for collision determination approximating the virtual object by a plurality of rectangular parallelepipeds smaller in number than rectangular parallelepipeds of the drawing data, and determining, as a prescribed point moving in the virtual space moves, whether the prescribed point and the virtual object satisfy a predetermined collision condition or not, based on a coordinate of the prescribed point in the virtual space and the first shape data, by computer calculation. An apparatus for implementing this method is also disclosed.

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