From: kgallant@nbnet.nb.ca (Kevin Gallant)
Subject: Re: DESIGN: 3D computing vs. virtual reality:  what's the difference?
Date: 11 Dec 1995 02:00:25 GMT
Organization: N.B.C.C.- MIRAMICHI


From: kgallant@nbnet.nb.ca (Kevin Gallant)

In article <4a8ksj$qd5@nntp5.u.washington.edu>, cyberoid@u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) says:
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>This seems to be the question of the moment. 

The difference is that Virtual Reality is real-time rendering without
the ray-tracing, shadows and 3D modelling produces. Also in VR we have
to optimize the polygon count for 15 fps walkthroughs and fly-bys.