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Cube mapping

In computer graphics, cube mapping is a method of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape. The environment is projected onto the sides of a cube and stored as six square textures, or unfolded into six regions of a single texture.

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Cube mapping

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Edges31
Triples27
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
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Cube mapping

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related to history · 14
Cube mapping → Accelerated, Cube, Environment Mapping, GeForce, However, Jim Blinn, Martin Newell, Ned Greene, Nvidia, Nvidia GeForce, Other Applications, This, Today, World Projections
related to Advantages · 6
Cube mapping → Also, Although, Cube, Pre-dating, Sphere, Therefore
related to Skyboxes · 3
Cube mapping → Perhaps, The, This
is a · 1
Cube mapping → method of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape

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Cube mappingis amethod of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape0.90text
image distortioninstance ofcube mapping is preferred over the older method of sphere mapping because it eliminates many of the problems that are inherent in sphere mapping0.80text
viewpoint dependencyinstance ofcube mapping is preferred over the older method of sphere mapping because it eliminates many of the problems that are inherent in sphere mapping0.80text
and computational inefficiencyinstance ofcube mapping is preferred over the older method of sphere mapping because it eliminates many of the problems that are inherent in sphere mapping0.80text
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesCube0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesPre-dating0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesSphere0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesTherefore0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesAlso0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to AdvantagesAlthough0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to historyCube0.60section
Cube mappingrelated to historyNed Greene0.60section

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