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If interested then search on github for "voxel" rendering engines. There are plenty of repos, including some with good clean code that are great for learning th

If interested then search on github for "voxel" rendering engines. There are plenty of repos, including some with good clean code that are great for learning the techniques used (s-macke/VoxelSpace for example).

k__ 6y ago
Is Minecraft a voxel engine? I had the impression the blocks are just polygons. But thanks for the info!
- superdisk 6y ago
  Yep, MC is just polygons. Classic ace of spades was made with a voxel engine (voxlap) from Ken Silverman which is pretty cool.
- skocznymroczny 6y ago
  Since Minecraft got popular, people started using 'voxels' for any stylized game that builds objects out of cubes, even if it's still a 100% polygonal rendering and there aren't any algorithms like marching cubes or raytracing going on.
  - tripzilch 6y ago
    There's nothing about "voxels" that implies raytracing has to be used. And marching cubes is actually a method to get rid of voxels, in a sense. You don't use marching cubes if you want that ridged low-res voxel effect.
- tripzilch 6y ago
  > Is Minecraft a voxel engine? I had the impression the blocks are just polygons. No and yes. The minecraft engine is polygon-based, and the polygons are just making voxels.