Category: Game

Gukesh Crowned Youngest World Chess Champion in History

2024-12-12
Gukesh Crowned Youngest World Chess Champion in History

In round 14 of the 2024 World Chess Championship, 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D defeated defending champion Ding Liren to become the youngest world champion ever! Ding employed a Reversed Grünfeld Defense, but Gukesh, with precise opening play and deep preparation, steered the game into a complex endgame. After a prolonged struggle, Ding blundered, allowing Gukesh to capitalize and secure a historic victory, fulfilling a lifelong dream.

Geometry Clipmaps: Simple Terrain Rendering with Level of Detail

2024-12-12

This blog post details geometry clipmaps, a technique for rendering vast terrains in real-time. It leverages a mesh with varying tessellation density—finer near the camera, coarser further away—to achieve level of detail. The author meticulously explains implementation details, including mesh generation, rendering procedures, handling seams, and efficient heightmap storage. Mesh alignment is crucial, preventing shimmering artifacts. While complex, the technique shines for its simplicity, avoiding computationally expensive algorithms while maintaining high-quality terrain rendering.

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