Re:Tricks Make Virtual Reality Feel Real (2016)
by kristiandupont on Sunday April 22, 2018 @08:16AM
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Reading the source code of a 3D engine can be similar to having a magic trick explained to you. At least, the first time I did, I found it quite disappointing or anti-climatic: oh, so this actually only works if you see it from this specific angle and you cannot move that light in real time, there are just two of them, ...
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Re:Tricks Make Virtual Reality Feel Real (2016)
by DanAndersen on Sunday April 22, 2018 @09:44AM
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There's a similar anticlimax when looking at the big flashy publication videos at graphics conferences. Some new technique looks absolutely amazing, then you start to notice the hand-picked best conditions shown in the video (oh, this method only works in static scenes, when there's no motion blur, etc etc).