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Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning vector spaces and linear mappings between such spaces. The tag is generally used for questions regarding calculations over vectors.

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Understanding the math behind procedural aiming animation

I'm creating a procedural aiming animation system in UE5 as a learning experiment. In order to position the hand for aiming down sights, I'm using a forward vector from player camera to project out a ...

AuStephen

asked Sep 2 at 21:36

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Is the "View transform" just a change of basis matrix + a translation applied to each point? (to bring them into camera space)

I am learning about the graphics pipeline. My understanding of the view transformation is that you: First create a normalized, separate coordinate system for the camera, based on its position and ...

Jared Kosiba

asked Jun 10 at 20:57

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Pan orthographic non-axis-aligned camera

I'm trying to create a panning control for a camera in bevy, but I can't seem to get the panning logic right when the camera is rotated. It works fine if the camera transform is directly facing the XY ...

The Bic Pen

asked May 13, 2024 at 5:02

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How to tell when calculating an Intercept Point between two moving objects, when it will never intercept?

I'm not a maths person and the formulas you see on maths type questions/answer with all the symbols is completely beyond me - I'm sorry. However I had help about 18 months ago to turn a provided ...

iOSProgrammingIsFun

asked Mar 8, 2024 at 20:41

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3D transform hierarchy rotation applied in wrong order

I'm following in the footsteps of this blog in implementing a transform hierarchy to my game engine scenes. I have a fairly similar implementation for a 3D transform: ...