Well, it has been about two weeks since the Oculus Rift arrived. I have spent many hours with the device glued to my face, exploring what it feels like to be inside a computer generated world instead of looking at it through a flat window. The experience can best be described as stunning, with a sense that this is the beginning of a new paradigm for anything involving three dimensional graphics, especially games. There is… Continue reading
I recently came across a great article in ars technica during some resent news surfing – no I don’t browse CNN, I end up at places like ars and slashdot which in my opinion are REAL news sources. I am sure there are lots of kindred souls out there that feel the same. So, this article, which you should definitely read, is called ‘How close are we to truly photorealistic, real-time games?‘. I of course… Continue reading
After developing a prototype forest scene a while ago, I wanted to somehow improve the terrain textures to look sharper and have more detail. I have been thoroughly inspired by the environment art of an indie action RPG that is in the works called Grim Dawn. After some pointers by other Unity developers I recently found a way to get the terrain in Unity to incorporate bump mapping. I have been pleased with the results… Continue reading
When I was in college, or should I say in a previous life, since it seems so long ago, I remember playing games with great intro movies. I always commented to my friends, hovered around the monitor, how one day not too far away, the actual game will look as good as those scenes. Of course, by standards today, those scenes looked like a student animation project done at the last minute with poor art… Continue reading
