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| Aug 3, 2016 at 22:48 | comment | added | teldon james turner | technically, pixels and voxels are both over-simplifications since the most granular data structure would need to encode other attributes (e.g. velocity and spin) in addition to physical location. nonetheless, "pixel" seems to convey the basic idea to any layman who has seen pixelation of an image while zooming in. | |
| Aug 3, 2016 at 22:02 | comment | added | Dewi Morgan | I generally argue for a pixel size of the planck distance. But I guess you can argue even for an atomic or molecular sized voxel-based OS. Sure, voxels are drawn using pixels, but the engine basically uses voxels to show space. Below a certain level, you're seeing the substrate, not the image. | |
| Aug 3, 2016 at 18:36 | history | answered | teldon james turner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |