CryEngine 3

PorcupineFloyd · October 16, 2009, 03:47:08 PM

Have you seen this? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_pnqXLIg4

Looks like they are implementing GI in real-time. I wonder what are the caveats or limitations.

PG · October 16, 2009, 04:11:34 PM

Mafia II has something very similar but doesn't make it quite so "obvious". 2K Czech use it more subtley. How often in a game like crysis will you see a bright red bookcase and a snooker table? I remember a quote from a guy I don't remember other than that he was a game developer. He said that the paradox of visual design is that to truly pull off realism no-one should notice.

matrix2003 · October 17, 2009, 09:06:34 AM

Wow! That is awesome lighting there. Version 3 has surpassed everybody else apparantly.
(now to implement that snappyness in a T2 preview window ...just dreaming!) - Bill .

Henry Blewer · October 17, 2009, 09:20:41 AM

Actually, I think something like it could happen. If this project is as good as it looks in a video, a fast computer using the new shading tech could speed Terragen 2's preview update quite a lot.

sjefen · October 17, 2009, 10:54:03 AM

The problem is that it's not real GI. It's fake and Terragen 2 uses real GI.

- Terje

Henry Blewer · October 17, 2009, 11:24:20 AM

It does with the 'real' render. It may not have to with the preview. It will be interesting to see if this gets adopted by game and graphics developers.

rcallicotte · October 17, 2009, 01:01:43 PM

Thanks. It's impressive.

Seth · October 17, 2009, 02:18:49 PM

Quote from: sjefen on October 17, 2009, 10:54:03 AM
The problem is that it's not real GI. It's fake and Terragen 2 uses real GI.

- Terje

maybe... but it's real time !