Author: Mike Hood
Date: 05:44:41 12/20/01
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On December 20, 2001 at 08:29:37, Geo Disher wrote: >I agree that some work needs to be done to the player interface. I personally >believe that designers should have a goal to make a 3D interface that is real >enouph to not make me want to pullout my board every time I want to analyze a >position. It should not be that hard to have very realistic looking almost >picture perfect looking 3D board. I think many people now have graphics cards >in their machine. Why not take advantage of these cards for chess. I >personally would get a slightly weaker engine if I knew I did not have to bring >out my real chess board to play a serious game against the computer. I've never taken 3D boards seriously in chess programs. The hide more than they display. To recognize the pieces you need to look at them from a low angle, whereas to recognize the position you need to look at the board from a high angle. A simple 2D board removes the problems.
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