System and method for optimizing the rendering of dynamically generated geometry

A system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors, the one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• receive a request to render an image of a virtual scene from a viewpoint, the image comprising at least one virtual object visible from the viewpoint;
• determine a position of the virtual object relative to a lens used for viewing the image;
• determine a number of pixels required for depicting the virtual object in the image;
• determine a geometry simplification level for the virtual object based on the determined position of the virtual object relative to the lens, distortion characteristics associated with the lens at an area covered by the virtual object and the number of pixels required for depicting the virtual object in the image;
• generate a mesh representation of the virtual object based on the determined geometry simplification level, wherein a number of polygons used in the mesh representation depends on the determined geometry simplification level;
• and
• render the image of the virtual scene using at least the generated mesh representation of the virtual object.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to cause one or more processors to:

• receive a request to render an image of a virtual scene from a viewpoint, the image comprising at least one virtual object visible from the viewpoint;
• determine a position of the virtual object relative to a lens used for viewing the image;
• determine a number of pixels required for depicting the virtual object in the requested image;
• determine a geometry simplification level for the virtual object based on the determined position of the virtual object relative to the lens, distortion characteristics associated with the lens at an area covered by the virtual object and the number of pixels required for depicting the virtual object in the image;
• generate a mesh representation of the virtual object based on the determined geometry simplification level, wherein a number of polygons used in the mesh representation depends on the determined geometry simplification level;
• and
• render the image of the virtual scene using at least the generated mesh representation of the virtual object.