Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2016

It's been a month since the first progress report , and progress continues towards the new Godot renderer. Little by little every system falls into place, and rendering starts feeling a lot more mature. Add Layered/Stencil rendering. One of the main features of PBR rendering is having all sort of sources for reflections.

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Jaunty Bear Games

APRIL 5, 2023

The Unity engine and Godot are two popular game development engines that have gained significant traction in recent years. While both have their strengths and weaknesses, which engine to use largely depends on the specific needs and requirements of the project.

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Nvidia

MAY 16, 2024

Integrate RTX into your own game and understand what ReSTIR means for the future of real-time lighting in this May 21 webinar. Integrate RTX into your own game and understand what ReSTIR means for the future of real-time lighting in this May 21 webinar.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 19, 2022

During the AMA, the editors offered some valuable guidance and tips on how to successfully integrate real-time rendering. Adam : There are many things to take into consideration when adding ray-traced effects to a game’s renderer. In fact, there’s an event coming up about RTX in Unreal Engine 5. This works today.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2023

Researchers, professionals or game app developers all need to remain up-to-date with the recent advancements as well as features of the Unity engine to create and enjoy the best games possible. It can handle high-end graphics features such as physically-based rendering, volumetric effects and high dynamic range (HDR) lighting.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The latest version of the NVIDIA PhysX 5 SDK is now available under the same open source license terms as NVIDIA PhysX 4 to help expand simulation workflows and. A longtime GameWorks technology, PhysX has become the primary physics engine and a key foundational technology pillar of NVIDIA Omniverse.

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Nvidia

APRIL 5, 2022

Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Learn how to set up Hardware Ray Tracing in Unreal Engine 5. Then you’re all set!

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Nvidia

AUGUST 31, 2021

Drops, Global Illumination, Super Sampling, and Low Latency Solutions Level Up Today, Unreal Engine developers receive access. Drops, Global Illumination, Super Sampling, and Low Latency Solutions Level Up Today, Unreal Engine developers receive access to several NVIDIA updates. Custom RTX Branch of UE4.27 Custom RTX Branch of UE4.27

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

To help developers get the most out of Unreal Engine 4 as they head into the new year, NVIDIA RTX UE4.26 To help developers get the most out of Unreal Engine 4 as they head into the new year, NVIDIA RTX UE4.26 Hybrid Translucency Another way to do ray traced translucency, with greater compatibility, speed and rendering options.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world. UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Expertise Unreal Engine is the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. The steps involved are: 2.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 3, 2023

These include boosting HPC and AI workload power, research breakthroughs, and new capabilities in 3D graphics, gaming, simulation, robotics, and more. Shaping the Future of Graphics with NVIDIA Technologies in Unreal Engine 5. Open Source Simulation Expands with NVIDIA PhysX 5 Release.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools. Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar).

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The paper shows how a single language can serve as a unified platform for real-time, inverse, and differentiable rendering. For more information about practical examples of Slang with various machine learning (ML) rendering applications, see Differentiable Slang: Example Applications. This is part of a series on Differentiable Slang.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The cover illustration is from Ballionaire , a roguelike pachinko simulator where the laws of physics bend to your will, developed by newobject and published by Raw Fury! Export: Disable Metal and Vulkan renderers in simulator builds. Remove simulator support from editor/exporter ( GH-102179 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! This integration ensures developers targeting macOS or iOS can achieve excellent rendering quality and performance on supported Apple hardware. Highlights Many features originally intended for 4.3

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Vulkan rewrite has largely been enhancements to the 3D engine, the 2D side will also see several improvements. The main one was performance due to every light being rendered in a separate draw pass. A very requested feature for the 2D engine is the possibility to have 2D directional lights and shadows. Improved Performance.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, developers can access the latest versions of RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI), RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI), NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD), and OptiX Ray Tracing Engine (OptiX). The updates are available through NVIDIA SDKs and select technologies through the NVIDIA Branch of Unreal Engine (NvRTX). NVIDIA OptiX 7.4

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Real Programming

MAY 11, 2023

RP4K hires a range of teachers with computer engineering and computer science backgrounds, and our lessons prioritize fun over everything else, even learning to code ! As for programming, Gabe loves 3D computer graphic modelling and rendering and visual arts. In addition to simulation, he also works with engineering and perception.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine is a scalable and seamless framework that offers optimal ray tracing performance on GPUs. NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine is a scalable and seamless framework that offers optimal ray tracing performance on GPUs. Deserted house in the night, rendered In RedShift. In this fall update to the NVIDIA.

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

USD is an open-scene description with APIs for describing, composing, simulating, and collaborating within 3D worlds. Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Not only does LOD support faster rendering, it does so in a way that doesn't negatively impact the visual quality of an asset. Level of detail (LOD) refers to the level of complexity in a 3D-generated model and is primarily used in real-time rendering for video games and interactive tools.

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Nvidia

JUNE 4, 2021

Engineers, product developers and designers worldwide attended GTC to learn how the latest NVIDIA technologies are accelerating real-time, interactive rendering. Accelerate Special Effects with NanoVDB NanoVDB adds real time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB. New SDK Releases NVIDIA OptiX 7.3

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

They include everything from 2D particle effects to realistic 3D simulations. Today’s VFX artists use advanced tools to create real-time particle systems, complex simulations, and stunning visuals that captivate players. These tools work smoothly with your game engine, making it easy to use and improve your effects.

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Nvidia

JULY 10, 2023

Continue to render frames until wantMoreFrames is returned as false. If the wantMoreFrames Boolean never turns false in your case, even after you have paused all simulations, you can fall back to looking at whether the GPU timings in your game HUD appear to have settled.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently. For example, one of the things DOTS handled really well was rendering large amounts of entities.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. These use cases include architecture visualization, cinema, animation and cutscene rendering. What is Movie Maker mode for?

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Nvidia

JUNE 30, 2021

Engineers, product developers and designers around the world attended GTC to experience the latest NVIDIA solutions that are accelerating interactive rendering. From Production Rendering with V-Ray GPU to Real-Time Ray Tracing with Chaos Vantage Get an exclusive peek on the latest advancements in V-Ray and Chaos Vantage.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Head of VFX Daniel Hourigan ( Aquaman , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Terminator: Dark Fate ) takes us through how he built his KitBash3D Mission to Minerva settlement in Houdini, detailing key steps from his recent informative livestreams, including a great workaround for creating a fast rendering volumetric glow.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. These use cases include architecture visualization, cinema, animation and cutscene rendering. What is Movie Maker mode for?

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Nvidia

JULY 1, 2021

Attendees will also get an exclusive look at how NVIDIA Omniverse, the open platform for virtual collaboration and simulation, is helping developers accelerate production workflows. Learn how to integrate DLSS into a new game engine. Ray Tracing Gems II brings the community of rendering experts back together to share their knowledge.

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Nvidia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As of today, Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). As of today, Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) developers can now access DLSS as a plugin for Unreal Engine 4.26. Additionally, NVIDIA Reflex is now available as a feature in Unreal Engine. DLSS pairs perfectly with computationally intensive rendering algorithms such as real-time ray tracing.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently. For example, one of the things DOTS handled really well was rendering large amounts of entities.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The NVIDIA Reflex SDK offers developers: Low Latency Mode – Aligns game engine work to complete just-in-time for rendering, eliminating the GPU render queue and reducing CPU back pressure in GPU-bound scenarios, thus reducing latency in GPU bound scenarios. Great for debugging and for real time in-game overlays.

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Nvidia

MAY 26, 2021

Unreal Engine 5 Early Access available now with DirectX RayTracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex support. Today, Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) is available in Early. Unreal Engine 5 Early Access available now with DirectX RayTracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex support.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

And one of those guidelines is choosing the correct game engine for your needs. You see choosing a game engine depends on your goal as a game developer. Some people treat game development as a hobby, and in that case you can choose whichever engine you want. Ureal Engine Blueprint Visual Coding Language.

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Cocos

MAY 9, 2023

ENGINE Features ● Custom Render Pipeline based on Render Graph supports for GLES backend ● Deprecated interfaces, such as addRasterView, addComputeView, etc., Fixed include issue when Custom Engine lacks the external directory. Removed macro Record defined by the engine to avoid conflicts. Cocos Creator 3.7.3

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