Hi Michael,
The goal of my LOD proposal is definitely something very simple where there IS a visible loss in quality with low LOD - the idea is to let programs intentionally trade quality for speed in a clear way, at appropriate times, e.g. when parts are smaller on screen, when the machine is struggling, or when parts are more likely to be hard to see.
One thing that still needs to be flushed out is what meta-data we will have for each LOD, so that the programs can make a good guess about how 'drastic' the LOD switch will be. (E.g. going to /8 isn't that much of a change, even at moderate viewing. My "boxed" parts make very little difference in very far views, but up close the mode becomes quite destroyed.)
Cheers
Ben
The goal of my LOD proposal is definitely something very simple where there IS a visible loss in quality with low LOD - the idea is to let programs intentionally trade quality for speed in a clear way, at appropriate times, e.g. when parts are smaller on screen, when the machine is struggling, or when parts are more likely to be hard to see.
One thing that still needs to be flushed out is what meta-data we will have for each LOD, so that the programs can make a good guess about how 'drastic' the LOD switch will be. (E.g. going to /8 isn't that much of a change, even at moderate viewing. My "boxed" parts make very little difference in very far views, but up close the mode becomes quite destroyed.)
Cheers
Ben