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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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Try NVIDIA Game Development SDKs in the Interactive RTX Technology Showcase

Nvidia

Today, NVIDIA released RTX Technology Showcase – an interactive demo built from NVIDIA’s RTX Unreal Engine 4.26 RTX Technology Showcase project files are also available for further guidance and discovery of the benefits that ray tracing and AI brings to your projects. Branch (NvRTX). Check out our game development track at GTC 21 here.

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

Nvidia

NVIDIA strives to simplify adoption of our technologies for developers to get hands on with leading-edge RTX technologies. NVIDIA is supporting the launch of Unreal Engine 5 with key RTX technologies.Tens of thousands of developers leverage NVIDIA technologies and Unreal Engine to propel their games and experiences to the next level.

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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

iXie gaming

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. At iXie, We Help Studios Streamline Game Art Pipelines Bringing game worlds to life requires the right mix of technology, strategy, and expertise.

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Theia Interactive Generates Realistic and Interactive Scenes with DLSS and RTX Global Illumination

Nvidia

Because the lighting is baked in, it’s difficult to test out multiple lighting scenarios. Theia could have pre-baked all of the configurator customization options, but that would have resulted in thousands of configurations for custom models. So pre-baking all of those options would have been nearly impossible.

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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. Easy to use.

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Exploring How Coding Concepts Can Be Applied to Real-Life Situations

Real Programming

Especially considering technology’s dominant role in society, kids shouldn’t be frightened of digital technology. The more comfortable with digital technology they are, the easier it’ll be for them to safely navigate the digital world. After all, you want your kids to make their mark on technology, not the other way around.