Because bump mapping only modified the surface of this geometry, while displacement mapping modifies the actual geometry. Therefore, the 3rd picture looks more realistic than the 2nd picture. However, I think that displacement mapping will have a much bigger performance cost, so game industries might prefer bump mapping.
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good question - in bump mapping, you just modify the normals on the surface - the geometry doesn't actually change, while in displacement mapping, the vertices actually change. you'll probably actually be implementing these in project 4 later on, too
Because bump mapping only modified the surface of this geometry, while displacement mapping modifies the actual geometry. Therefore, the 3rd picture looks more realistic than the 2nd picture. However, I think that displacement mapping will have a much bigger performance cost, so game industries might prefer bump mapping.
good question - in bump mapping, you just modify the normals on the surface - the geometry doesn't actually change, while in displacement mapping, the vertices actually change. you'll probably actually be implementing these in project 4 later on, too