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		bendmorris on March 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The model for coins in Super Mario Odyssey is simp... There are more texture mapping approaches which can be added on top of normal mapping to make the illusion even better, such as parallax [1] or displacement [2] mapping. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_mapping [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_mapping

dragontamer on March 17, 2023 [–]

Displacement mapping actually changes the mesh though, so its no longer a simple mapping that can be implemented in the pixel-shader step alone.

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IMO, its important to understand the limitations of pixel shading, because its an important step in the modern graphics pipeline.

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