I'm not really convinced by this, but it really attracted my attention.
"Euclideon a Australian based technology company created a whole new way to create gaming graphics. <...> With Euclideons new system, it will not be square blocks, it will literally be atoms. The same building blocks that make us, will be used for a video game. To put this into perspective, on average you would see 10-25 poly's per square foot. This technology will bring the count to the hundreds within milometers. Each grain of sand will be existent like never before."
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BA Hons Computer Animation Arts is a 3 year degree course at the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, UK.