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Game Collision Detection: A Practical Introduction
Collision detection is a challenging and important multi-discipline problem in robotics, medical analysis and most importantly video games. Collision detection is not just a true or false answer to the question if two objects are touching, it is essential to detect the physical geometric data betwee...
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