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Ray Tracing Updates Available through NVIDIA SDKs and the NVIDIA Branch of Unreal Engine

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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).

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RTX for Indies: Stunning Ray-Traced Lighting Achieved with RTXGI in Action-Platformer Escape from Naraka

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Developed by XeloGames, an indie studio of just three, and published by Headup Games, Escape from Naraka achieves eye-catching ray-traced lighting using RTX. Escape from Naraka was made in Unreal Engine 4, using NVIDIA’s NvRTX branch to bring ray tracing and DLSS into production.

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Experience the Latest Breakthroughs in Game Development with NVIDIA at GDC

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From NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) to RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI), our latest tools and technologies are helping game developers create realistic and stunning virtual worlds for gamers. NVIDIA DLSS Overview & Game Integrations This session will cover the technology that makes DLSS possible.

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Five Unique Real-Time Rendering Tips from NVIDIA Experts

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We recently kicked off our NVIDIA Developer Program exclusive series of Connect with Experts Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions featuring NVIDIA experts and Ray Tracing Gems editors Eric Haines, Adam Marrs, Peter Shirley, and Ingo Wald. In fact, there’s an event coming up about RTX in Unreal Engine 5. Eric: Yes, in many ways.

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Updates to NVIDIA’s Unreal Engine 4 Branch, DLSS, and RTXGI Available Now

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Branch offers all of the benefits of mainline UE4.26, while providing some additional features: Faster ray tracing NVRTX includes a number of improvements to ray tracing performance. World position offset simulation for ray traced instanced static meshes (beta) Allows ambient motion of foliage like trees and grass.

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NVIDIA at GDC 2021: RTX and AI Sees New Platforms, New Development Tools, New Updates, and a New SDK

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Increasingly, game developers are making full use of real-time ray tracing and AI in their games. Increasingly, game developers are making full use of real-time ray tracing and AI in their games. Now, NVIDIA ray tracing and AI are making their premiere on Arm and Linux systems.

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Shaping the Future of Graphics with NVIDIA Technologies in Unreal Engine 5

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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.