What does "billboarding" mean?

A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.

What is a synonym for "billboarding"?

Common synonyms include: hoarding, poster, promotion.

noun, verb

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Noun

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A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement. uncountable
"Early first-person shooter games used billboarding for enemies rather than full character models."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of billboard form-of, gerund, participle, present

"Early first-person shooter games used billboarding for enemies rather than full character models."

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