Level-of-detail rendering

A rendering technique that substitutes coarser geometry or fewer primitives as objects recede or the view zooms out, keeping large real-data 3D scenes interactive in the browser.

grounded in: trend theme 'Explorable spatial/3D visualizations: Multiple huge Show HN hits are navigable maps and worlds... zoomable, real-data spaces in the browser'

Connected concepts

Virtual Globe, Voxel rendering, Network-adaptive rendering