artistic elements like form, lighting, and texture. The emergence of the style is somewhat similar to earlier artistic movements where artists like Paul Cézanne tried to decompose objects into geometric shapes. The low poly style seeks to highlight the idea that the world can be represented by a composition of shapes, which makes it a self aware style that is intentionally vague. Popularity in video games and other media Although it has gained some traction in the art world, low-poly is a much more established style in video games, since it serves the dual purpose of reducing development time and giving the game a unique aesthetic style. The oldest game on the popular game distribution site Steam with the tag "low-poly" is Mirror Moon EP, a space-themed exploration game with an emphasis on the low-poly style, which was released in September 2013. In 2014, Richard Whitelock published Into this Wylde Abyss, a short, story driven survival game with a similarly low-poly style. From that point on, the genre expanded quickly. From 2014 to 2018, there were 244 titles published on Steam with a low poly tag. Some of the most notable titles include Superhot, Necropolis, and Grow Up. Low poly meshes in physics engines Physics engines have presented a new role for low poly meshes. Simpler meshes allow for less complex collision detection calculations where extra detail would be unnecessary. See also Polygon (computer graphics) Anisotropic filtering Bump mapping Normal mapping Nurbs Sprites Voxel References 3D computer graphics