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Shack Voodoo4 Feature

 by Steve Gibson Jul 30, 1999 5:42pm CST tags: Q3Test, 3dfx
The 3dfx NDA has been released and the big news? The T-Buffer technology which will be featured in that Voodoo4 card that people are just now starting to talk so much about. Also known as "Napalm" Marcus was down in California checking out the technology and has written up an article for you guys to read. I just slapped it into the Q3Test article template from earlier but I havent had a chance to change the images yet. Go ahead and read the article and I'll have the accompanying images in there within a couple of hours (It's a big download)

Basically, the T-Buffer boosts eye candy content in games. The first and foremost effect of the T-Buffer is real-time full-scene anti-aliasing. The easiest way to describe aliasing are the "jaggies" or "stair casing" that one can see on the edges of polygons. Usually these are the most apparent at lower resolutions (and/or larger displays). Increasing the resolution reduces the "artifact" somewhat, but aliasing is still noticeable even at high resolutions like 1600x1200.

You can also check out the Voodoomag, VoodooExtreme,   CombatSim, and GameSpot articles.

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