Mr Minecraft himself, Markus 'Notch' Persson, isn't at all impressed by Euclideon's bold, bewildering claims of an 'unlimited detail' graphics engine. And he's not talking about that voiceover guy - he's talking about the engine itself, and alleging that it isn't really what it claims to be. So he's broken down why in great detail. Caution: science. Also, videos.
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You might remember that a year ago we posted about the Unlimited Detail graphics engine, which is apparently based on a system called "point cloud data", which is a step beyond polygon rendering into a miraculous world of infinite geometry. The claims caused quite a stir, but then the technology promptly vanished. The claims that it was vapourware all along are being addressed by a…