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Off-Screen 360-Degree Radar Arc Indicators with Proximity Scaling (Part 3)

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3y ago · Jun 16, 2023 3:07 PM

Projecting off-screen target directions onto an elliptical screen radar perimeter with distance-based scaling.

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3y ago · Jun 16, 2023 6:17 PM

Transform world delta into camera space, compute angle with atan2(localDir.x, localDir.z), and position markers along an ellipse (radiusX, radiusY).

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3y ago · Jun 16, 2023 11:17 PM

Scaling the indicator arrow size inversely with distance provides instant awareness of approaching targets.

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