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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

CG Spectrum

These include: Bump mapping Bump mapping is a texture mapping technique that simulates small-scale bumps, wrinkles, ridges, and other surface irregularities by altering the surface normals of a mesh but without actually changing the geometry.

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Ultra-Realism Made Accessible with NVIDIA AI and Path Tracing Technologies

Nvidia

OMM allows you to efficiently map complex geometries, such as dense vegetation and foliage, onto triangles and micro-meshes, providing high-level performance in detailed scenes. Caustics branch and makes it easier to leverage caustic effects around metallic and translucent meshes and water surfaces. OMM SDK 1.0

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Dev snapshot: Godot 2.1.5 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

Juan ( reduz ) implemented initial support for 2D meshes, and is now quite busy with preparations for GDC, where he will meet many companies as well as give a talk during our GDC Meetup at the GitHub HQ. Keep having fun working with Godot, and don't hesitate to showcase your work on social media using the #GodotEngine hashtag!

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Roblox unveils major metaverse upgrades

Game Daily

The company is also growing its ambitions for Roblox, expanding outwards from its origins as a gaming platform for kids, to a social media platform that can bring people together for myriad purposes, including education. “I believe we have one of the highest engagements for any social platform – 2.3 million daily users.

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Open Source Simulation Expands with NVIDIA PhysX 5 Release

Nvidia

“Having a powerful, open-source tool for physics like NVIDIA’s new PhysX 5 library is a critical part of the realism delivered by the Open 3D Engine,” said Royal O’Brien, Executive Director at the Open 3D Foundation and General Manager of Digital Media and Games at the Linux Foundation. “As

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GitHub Game Off and Godot are a winning combination

Mircosoft Game Dev

When you share screenshots or videos of your game on social media, please use the #GitHubGameOff hashtag as well as #GodotEngine , to show the community what great projects are being worked on! as well as many small demos meant to showcase how to use a given feature, such as particles, screen space shaders, lights, navigation meshes, etc.

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Filmmaking in Unreal Engine — how Hanny created her arthouse cinematic

CG Spectrum

So handling a full landscape with high-resolution Megascan foliage mesh was painful. Our cutting-edge curriculum helps studios and media professionals master virtual production and industry workflows using Unreal Engine. My computer specs don’t include the latest fancy graphic card or the biggest RAM space.