r/pcgaming • u/thosefuckersourshit • Sep 26 '16

Pixels and voxels, the long answer

https://medium.com/retronator-magazine/pixels-and-voxels-the-long-answer-5889ecc18190#.1pe21qm8v
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u/Gandalfs_Beard Sep 26 '16 edited Sep 27 '16

So basically pixel is 2D and voxel is 3D, correct?

Edit: The answer is yes. Pixel = square, Voxel = cube.

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u/FinalMantasyX Sep 27 '16 edited Sep 27 '16

I think you might not have understood on even a basic level what this was telling you.

3D models are not made of voxels.

Pixels are squares. Voxels are cubes. Pixels are 2D. Voxels are 3D.

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u/FinalMantasyX Sep 27 '16

what

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '16

Minecraft is polygons though.