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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Techniques ro only render what is on screen has been a thing for decades.

[–] baconisaveg@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It has yes, however the techniques Carmack used in Doom's engine probably don't have much of an impact on something like Cyberpunk 2077.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The exact techniques, maybe not. But the fundamental approach of only rendering what you see has been continued since then.

[–] baconisaveg@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Right, so what is the point in bringing it up?

"Sony just released a new 150 megapixel mirrorless digital camera!"

"Cameras have been a thing since the 1800's..."

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