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From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: fake 3d
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 10:16:03 +0900
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bob@coolfone.comze.com writes:
> What's the term for graphics like what you see in Zynga's CityVille?
>
> It's kind of like 3d but 2d.  How do they do that?

Do you mean "orthographic projection", or maybe more specifically
"isometric projection" [a kind of orthographic projection where
the x, y, and z axes are exactly 120 degrees apart in the
projection]?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_projection

[Gives various types]

-miles

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