Panini Views from the Game flightgear


View from the rear seat of a Robin D400 over Grenoble.
General Panini projection, 270 x 135 degrees
from an in-game panorama by Cristian Marchi
Under the belly of a Boeing 777-200 ER taking off from San Francisco.
General Panini projection, 250 x 140 degrees
from an in-game panorama by Cristian Marchi
A tomcat f-14b flying above the aircraft carrier Nimitz.
General Panini projection, 250 x 147 degrees
from an in-game panorama by Cristian Marchi

The General Panini projection is ideal for rendering ultra-wide views for computer games.  Of course it lets the gamer see more, as these still images show.  But another virtue becomes apparent when the image is moving.  Because it does not over-stretch the periphery, the Panini view dramatically reduces distracting "swimming" and "streaming" effects that mar moving wide-angle rectilinear views.