The displacement of the voxels can also be done with a simple matrix transformation, as far as I see it
Yes, but the point is that you have to displace much more voxels than you'd have to displace vertices otherwise. Vertices are only on the boundaries of the object (and quite sparsely at that if you use normal mapping shaders etc wisely) but voxels fill the entire object densely...
I guess you could do that, make the objects hollow. But that will obliterate the "low hanging" advantages of voxels such as destructable terrains, being able to cut things in pieces, realistic physics simulation etc...
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The displacement of the voxels can also be done with a simple matrix transformation, as far as I see it
Yes, but the point is that you have to displace much more voxels than you'd have to displace vertices otherwise. Vertices are only on the boundaries of the object (and quite sparsely at that if you use normal mapping shaders etc wisely) but voxels fill the entire object densely...
> but voxels fill the entire object densely
I was under the impression that they fill the object's hull
I guess you could do that, make the objects hollow. But that will obliterate the "low hanging" advantages of voxels such as destructable terrains, being able to cut things in pieces, realistic physics simulation etc...