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hamilton's quaternions

deanswift · 2009-10-17 13:00:22

Can any one explain the link between hamiltons quaternions and computer games to me please.

17-10-2009 02:00PM

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deanswift

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Can any one explain the link between hamiltons quaternions and computer games to me please.

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#2 17-10-2009 02:41PM

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Oooh someone was on the Hamilton Walk yesterday...

eh, afraid I can't, but I'm sure someone helpful will be along shortly...

https://forumofgames.com/

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#3 17-10-2009 02:46PM

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Basically, you can express a 3 dimensional vector as a quaternion. With quaternions, there is a pretty simple formula that you can use to rotate the vector. So if something is rotated in a computer game like an arm moving, you can use quaternions for the rotation.

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#4 17-10-2009 03:55PM

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Quaternions are used for rotating stuff in 3d over traditional methods such as having variable for yaw, pitch and roll because it is a solution to the problem of the gimbal lock.

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