2014년 12월 26일 금요일

rotation VS orientation

An orientation is a state: “the object’s orientation is…”
A rotation is an operation: “Apply this rotation to the object”

That is, when you apply a rotation, you change the orientation. Both can be represented with the same tools, which leads to the confusion.

from http://www.opengl-tutorial.org/intermediate-tutorials/tutorial-17-quaternions/