What makes games realistic

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How do developers get such realistic environments in video games? Cite This! Try Our Sudoku Puzzles! This has been allowed by advances in real-time physics calculations made by both graphics card manufacturers and the coders behind advanced 3D games engines like Cryengine and Unreal Engine 4. The Batman and Borderlands franchises have really taken this capability to heart. Another key part of this move toward naturalistic simulated environments is lighting.

Now, games feature realistic physical light sources that simulate the interaction between light rays and objects. Characters cast shadows as they pass under street lamps; flames glint off metal swords. This is common in animated movies, but they can render every scene in advance, using whole farms of powerful computers; games have to render every moment in real-time on a single PC or console.

Many films with extensive computer graphics work use advanced forms of rendering called path tracing. These techniques can produce great results, but are incredibly computationally expensive. They can be done on GPUs though; Nvidia has Iray, a physically correct, photo-realistic rendering solution and OptiX, a ray tracing engine elevating you to a new level of interactive realism. But there is still that big question hovering over the inhabitants of those environments.

A gap. I imagine video games to be the children of all forms of entertainment. One of the things that we need to do is perhaps be less in touch with the reptilian part of our brain and be in touch with our frontal lobe — more empathy, different mechanics.

Constraints aside, Francois is driven to create worlds that are relatable, games that help us understand the systems of the world we live in. His hope is that we, as players, can dive into his creations with an intensity we might not be able to experience in person.

New and emerging technologies could help him achieve these goals. For example, cloud computing could allow for complex weather patterns. Accordingly, the storyline and gameplay would shift to embrace the gray areas of our world, helping us to better understand archetypes of society with which we may be unfamiliar. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Contact us at letters time.