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{{Short description|Texture mapping technique}}
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[[File:Parallax mapping.ogv|thumb|Parallax mapping with shadows]]
'''Parallax mapping''' (also called '''offset mapping''' or '''virtual displacement mapping''') is an enhancement of the [[bump mapping]] or [[normal mapping]] techniques applied to [[Texture mapping|textures]] in 3D [[rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]] applications such as [[video game]]s. To the end user, this means that [[texture mapping|textures]] such as stone walls will have more apparent depth and thus greater realism with less of an influence on the performance of the simulation. Parallax mapping was introduced by Tomomichi Kaneko et al., in 2001.<ref name="Kaneko">Kaneko, T., et al., 2001. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susumu_Tachi/publication/228583097_Detailed_shape_representation_with_parallax_mapping/links/02e7e518259abdc882000000.pdf Detailed Shape Representation with Parallax Mapping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601214858/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susumu_Tachi/publication/228583097_Detailed_shape_representation_with_parallax_mapping/links/02e7e518259abdc882000000.pdf |date=2016-06-01 }}. In Proceedings of ICAT 2001, pp. 205-208.</ref>
Parallax mapping is essentially a method by which rough or uneven surfaces on a 2D texture can be "pulled out" to take on the appearance of a 3D surface. Technically, this is implemented by displacing the texture coordinates at a point on the rendered [[polygon]] by a function of the view angle in [[tangent space]] (the angle relative to the surface [[Normal (geometry)|normal]]) and the value of the [[height map]] at that point.
Parallax mapping, as described by Kaneko et al., is a single step process that does not account for [[Occlusion culling|occlusion]].
==Steep parallax mapping==
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==See also==
* [[Parallax scrolling]]
==References==
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==External links==
* Comparison from the [[Irrlicht Engine]]: [http://www.irrlicht3d.org/images/parallaxmapping.jpg With Parallax mapping] vs. [http://www.irrlicht3d.org/images/noparallaxmapping.jpg Without Parallax mapping]
* [http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=387447 Parallax mapping implementation in DirectX, forum topic]
* [http://cowboyprogramming.com/2007/01/05/parallax-mapped-bullet-holes/comment-page-1/ Parallax Mapped Bullet Holes] - Details the algorithm used for F.E.A.R. style bullet holes.
▲{{Texture Mapping Techniques}}
[[Category:Texture mapping]]
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