Tessellation?

[tkrow21]

So I tried reading up on what tessellation was (because of this benchmark, which uses it) on Wikipedia and found this:

 

In the subject of computer graphics, tessellation techniques are often used to manage datasets of polygons and divide them into suitable structures for rendering. Normally, at least for real-time rendering, the data is tessellated into triangles, which is sometimes referred to as triangulation. In computer-aided design, arbitrary 3D shapes are often too complicated to analyze directly. So they are divided (tessellated) into a mesh of small, easy-to-analyze pieces

[Krieg1337]

I asked this question in the other thread, I was just told to go watch a video, thanks a lot for the help <_<

 

Seriously though what does it actually do?

[ClayMeow]

Third paragraph and picture may explain it better:

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6237831/index.html

[dr_bowtie]

honestly doesnt that sound like an injury a stripper would get from too much pole dancing?

 

or maybe a young man from too much toss'n off...? man this is going to be a long day...a long day indeed...

 

 

 

on serious note I saw the vids and I think this is a good improvement from what i saw of the benchmark..the grass made the most noticeable improvement to me...? any one else notice that...

[tkrow21]

Third paragraph and picture may explain it better:

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6237831/index.html

 

Thanks.