https://whilimior.github.io/tags/topology/HolzwegeHugo 0.169.0 & FixIt v0.4.3-20260130042349-e23a50d7enzl4061@nyu.edu (Shannon Li)zl4061@nyu.edu (Shannon Li)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://whilimior.github.io/notes/topology-and-level-design/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800zl4061@nyu.edu (Shannon Li)https://whilimior.github.io/notes/topology-and-level-design/Design Notes<h2 class="heading-element" id="topology-and-the-fishbone"><span>Topology and the “Fishbone”</span> <a href="#topology-and-the-fishbone" class="heading-mark"> <svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m7.775 3.275 1.25-1.25a3.5 3.5 0 1 1 4.95 4.95l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1-4.95 0 .751.751 0 0 1 .018-1.042.751.751 0 0 1 1.042-.018 1.998 1.998 0 0 0 2.83 0l2.5-2.5a2.002 2.002 0 0 0-2.83-2.83l-1.25 1.25a.751.751 0 0 1-1.042-.018.751.751 0 0 1-.018-1.042Zm-4.69 9.64a1.998 1.998 0 0 0 2.83 0l1.25-1.25a.751.751 0 0 1 1.042.018.751.751 0 0 1 .018 1.042l-1.25 1.25a3.5 3.5 0 1 1-4.95-4.95l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 4.95 0 .751.751 0 0 1-.018 1.042.751.751 0 0 1-1.042.018 1.998 1.998 0 0 0-2.83 0l-2.5 2.5a1.998 1.998 0 0 0 0 2.83Z"></path></svg> </a> </h2><p>Topology studies the properties of spaces that remain unchanged under continuous deformation. Its most familiar explanation is that a person, a cup, and a doughnut have the same topological form.</p>