TotalRecall
09-02-2002, 06:11 PM
Mikhail has posted an article that attempts to explain the reasons for different opinions on FPS rates:
The more detail you have the more "sampling" your eye does automatically (or, more accurately, you strain it more). Try this: find an older video card (or underclock what you currently have) that will only run 1600x1200 at 40fps without any special features. Chances are it'll look smoother because you don't have anisotropic filtering enabled. More importantly, however, is adaptation. If you've played games at 40fps all your life and haven't seen otherwise, it'll look pretty good to you.
Apparently long disputes in the forums there sparked this article. Read it here (http://www.mikhailtech.com/articles/editorials/fps/).
Source: got apex? (http://www.gotapex.com/)
The more detail you have the more "sampling" your eye does automatically (or, more accurately, you strain it more). Try this: find an older video card (or underclock what you currently have) that will only run 1600x1200 at 40fps without any special features. Chances are it'll look smoother because you don't have anisotropic filtering enabled. More importantly, however, is adaptation. If you've played games at 40fps all your life and haven't seen otherwise, it'll look pretty good to you.
Apparently long disputes in the forums there sparked this article. Read it here (http://www.mikhailtech.com/articles/editorials/fps/).
Source: got apex? (http://www.gotapex.com/)