Evaluate "Fast Lossy Compression of 3D Unit Vector Sets"
Open
category - graphics
type - enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
How does this compare to our current approach of octencoding normals?
https://github.com/superboubek/UniQuant
Contributor guide
Research direction
Begin by locating Cesium's current octencoding implementation for normals, then review the linked UniQuant project. Compare the approaches for 3D unit-vector compression and document whether UniQuant offers a worthwhile improvement, including evidence or measurements. The issue does not name files, tests, or a specific integration point.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100