Nvidia

MAY 26, 2021

UE5 represents a generational leap in both workflows and visual fidelity, extending the engine’s support for DirectX Raytracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex, and adding new features such as Nanite and Lumen that make it faster and easier for games to implement photorealistic visuals, large open worlds and advanced animation and physics.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Engine Engineering Content 52

Awesome Tuts

JANUARY 2, 2023

Well, Unreal Engine has 2 different lighting methods: baked (static) lighting and dynamic lighting. But if a character passes in front of baked light it will not display his shadow at all. Static and Stationary Movable options are for baked lights, and Movable is for dynamic lights.

Engine 83

Engine Engineering Point and Click Baking 83

Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

They even have artwork on the walls from famous films and games (we spotted Mars Attack and what we think was Left for Dead). It’s awesome to see some good messaging baked into its core gameplay. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game.

Mobile Gaming 98

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Games 98

iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Tools and Techniques Game artists use different lighting tools to create realistic worlds. Example: Bright sunlight in an open-world game) Point Light. A fast method for calculating lighting in big, open spaces where traditional methods would be too slow. Baked Lighting. Voxel Cone Tracing. Light Probes.

Art 52

Art Games Texture Culling 52