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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

Add transparency support for LightmapGI Currently when baking lightmaps users have to choose between transparent objects casting shadows as if they were fully opaque, or not casting shadows at all. This has been a major limitation in both the quality of lightmap baking and the ergonomics of the lightmap baking workflow.

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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

iXie gaming

High-poly models are first sculpted for maximum detail, then converted into low-poly versions for in-game use. Why it matters: Efficient UV mapping and normal map baking allow high-detail textures to be applied to low-poly models, preserving visual fidelity without unnecessary computational overhead. Thats where iXie comes in.

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Try NVIDIA Game Development SDKs in the Interactive RTX Technology Showcase

Nvidia

To help during the game development process, NVIDIA has packaged and released a suite of SDKs through our branch of Unreal Engine for all developers, from independent to AAA, to harness the power of RTX. Today, NVIDIA released RTX Technology Showcase – an interactive demo built from NVIDIA’s RTX Unreal Engine 4.26

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

Nvidia

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. Preview 2, and may not be compatible in the full release of Unreal Engine 5.0.

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Godot 4.0 will get a new, modernized lightmapper

Mircosoft Game Dev

Let's hope this implementation will also be of use to others making their own technology or engines, so they can use it as reference or just copy it. Most scenes bake in seconds instead of minutes or hours. Despite lightmappers being pretty old technology, the new one that was implemented in Godot 4.0 lightmapper.

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NVIDIA RTX, Unreal Engine 5 Define Future of Game Development and Content Creation

Nvidia

Today, Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) is available in Early Access, delivering the next-generation engine from Epic Games that will further propel the industry forward. In 2018, NVIDIA launched our RTX technology alongside a stunning Star Wars demo called Reflections , which was built on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4.

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Game Development – New Resources from GTC 21

Nvidia

Developers, engineers, artists and leaders from game studios across the world gathered virtually at this year’s virtual GTC to learn how the latest NVIDIA technologies are revolutionizing game development. Demos RTX Technology Showcase Experience the latest NVIDIA RTX technologies available in Unreal Engine 4.