CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can be rigged and animated, placed as a stationary object in a scene, combined with other assets to create a set/environment, simmed or destroyed, and used for shadows or holdouts. Texture baking Texture baking allows you to generate 2D texture maps from a 3D model's high polygon count and is a technique used particularly in video games.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 21, 2025

Game studios today face a growing challenge: delivering visually compelling, platform-agnostic gameplay without sacrificing responsiveness or stretching production timelines. The most successful studios treat that window as non-negotiable. Reduce variants, embrace GPU instancing, and bake lighting when possible.

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Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) Leveraging the power of ray tracing, the RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) SDK provides scalable solutions to compute multi-bounce indirect lighting without bake times, light leaks, or expensive per-frame costs. Version 1.1.30 allows developers to enable, disable, and rotate individual DDGI volumes.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. link] Rigging / Animation. Convenient, right?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. link] Rigging / Animation. and they're not wrong.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Lets break down the seven critical phases of the game art pipeline and explore how studios bring stunning, optimized visuals to life. 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.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. Rigging / Animation. link] Programming. Events - Kristala Featured at IWOCon 2020.

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