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A triangle is the simpleste polygon. As soon as you start doing quads the complexity skyrockets: what if it self intersects? What if it's concave? What does a w
by delusional 4y ago
A triangle is the simpleste polygon. As soon as you start doing quads the complexity skyrockets: what if it self intersects? What if it's concave? What does a winding order mean when the verts can be all out of order?
- jbverschoor 4y agoTriangles are used to render 3d meshes because of that yes. However, the article is about "Full screen post processing effects", which is easier done in a rectangle
- fooker 4y agoPost processing is often used to generate textures for deferred rendering.