I mean the whole Hip-Hop/Rap (& interior of RnB) genre is build on sampling & interpolation. Like 90% of it is like that. Some tracks just sample bits & piece while other so are full blow interpolation (that's the term used, but it's not a remix) like this one or many others.
A self-contained, portable implementation of Adobe's OpenPBR 1.0 BSDF github.com/adobe/openpb...
AC: Shadows (Anvil Engine) has a really good AA implementation on consoles unlike both Snowdrop games (Avatar & SW:O). KCD2 (on GamePass now) is worth the detour just to see how amazing the CryEngine still is (unfortunately it appears that Warhorse is switching to UE5 for their next project😖)
Specular Aliasing is especially noticeable when panning horizontaly (more so during certain TODs & especially when surfaces are wet) SW:Outlaws has the exact same characteristics (Tatooine looks glorious while Akiva is dreadful because of the rain & jungle vegetation).
KCD2 is pristine @ 60hz.
It's indeed a stunner (minus the heavy specular aliasing because of the shoddy TAA solution on consoles similarly to SW: Outlaws).
Have you tried Kingdom Come Délivrance 2 yet?
@nomadsculpt.com is the best thing since sliced beard if you are one tablet (Android/iPad). Blender and to a lesser extent 3DCoat are now my go to on PC. ZBrush's UX/UI has also been a crime against humanity IMO.
Graphics Programming Conference 2025 presentation recordings are now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRVL...
Screenshot showing skin with micro-occlusion at the top, and micro-shadowing below.
I finally wrapped up the second post on the series about micro-shadowing. On this one I go over a basic approach based on a microsurface, and I show results for different materials and lighting conditions.
irradiance.ca/posts/micros...
Looking forward to seeing what DX12 news will be announced at GDC! I won't attend this year, but hopefully they'll share it publicly soon after. I'm especially excited about updates to GPU tools (PIX).
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Planet of Lana II is out now on all platforms! 🤯🎉🙌🥹🥰. Thanks for all the support! And hope you enjoy your time on Novo!
Our GPC 2025 talks are up on YT now!
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Finally able to play Kingdom Come D2 on XSX@60Fps & the contrast between this every & every other game (especially those using UE5) in terms of IQ, performance, lighting, and sound.. is absolutely mind-boggling & also depressing. 80% of releases look & run like horseshit while this is possible
Has anyone actively used a Photometry setup/workflow (specifically for 3D props/assets not for facescans ala litghstage) in a real production so far? Everything I've seen/tried so far seems 2 much hassle vs benefits for what can be done "manually" (creating all the maps) often with better result. 😑
Feels like the legacy of this game won't be the game itself but rather the fact that it's *the* case study for how unsustainable the current state of the games industry is.
Even if it's a fluffed PR number, 2 million players still not being enough to last longer than a month is totally wild to me
Posted a video on the topic of designing characters and vehicles using everyday objects, this is an enhanced version of a written tutorial I posted last year, check out the upgrade! #arttip #conceptart youtu.be/8LROdlxL4r0
We're happy to announce a long-term partnership with Motorola. We're collaborating on future devices meeting our privacy and security standards with official GrapheneOS support.
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Amazing work by all involved. Great to finally see something vastly superior to DDGI.
tiny lego car #blender #cycles
Environment map sampling & backgrounds are now supported in the WebGPU path tracer! Slowly but surely we're getting features ported over. Thanks to "TheBlek" for getting this added!
#threejs #webgpu #javascript #raytracing
Real-time Rendering with a Neural Irradiance Volume
Delivering fast inference (~1ms/frame), a tiny memory footprint (1-5MB), 10x quality gains over probe-based methods @ equivalent mem budgets, bringing neural rendering within reach of consumer hardware without RT or denoising.
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Key art for the game Keeper, by DoubleFine Productions depicting a sentient lighthouse traversing a fantastical world
Finally had a chance to fully complete Keeper. Holy cow, what a beautiful and joyous experience throughout. Huge congrats to @leepetty.bsky.social and the entire team at @doublefine.com for bringing this into the world. Now to pick my jaw up off the floor.
Incredible isn't it?
IMO one of, if not, the most visually impressive game ever created.
Fly through of part of a Keeper level directly in the Unreal Engine editor. Part way through I turn on all of the game objects the player doesn't see -- it takes a lot to make games work.
Two colour illustration of Barad Dûr, with Sauron's eye at the top. surrounded with the ring inscription in elvish. the sky is red with sparks and ash floating in the air, the tower is above a fiery chasm. The front doors are glowing red with silhouettes of chains and armouries. A cloud of ash conceals the horizon. This will be a banner and riso print first. Digital prints coming later this year.
BARAD DÛR
Every single senior engineer that I have talked to in the last two weeks has had what I would call "existential melancholy." Our all-company meeting last Monday had the phrases "staring down the barrel of the end of our careers" and "preparing for the threat of rogue AI" spoken in total seriousness.
