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raytracing rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by bbpolterGAYst@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Certainly not real-time. The colour lightmaps available with some video cards were baked in

[–] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The point is bounced light and global illuminaion was in games back then

[–] endhits@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but it was precalculated

[–] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, cap.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's debatable. Kind of like saying Donkey Kong Country was 3D because it used sprites made from 3D models.

But I'm happy if we just have different interpretations of the same facts.