Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Woah, another beta build already? If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. The cover illustration is from Ballionaire , a roguelike pachinko simulator where the laws of physics bend to your will, developed by newobject and published by Raw Fury!

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Head of VFX Daniel Hourigan ( Aquaman , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Terminator: Dark Fate ) takes us through how he built his KitBash3D Mission to Minerva settlement in Houdini, detailing key steps from his recent informative livestreams, including a great workaround for creating a fast rendering volumetric glow. Setting up your Kit.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2023

Improved HDRP Asset Import Times in Unity 2023 HDRP stands for “ High Definition Render Pipeline ”, a rendering technology designed by Unity to generate high-quality images in real-time applications, including games, simulations and interactive experiences. Improved UI Toolkit rendering performance Also, Unity 2022.2.11

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The latest version of the NVIDIA PhysX 5 SDK is now available under the same open source license terms as NVIDIA PhysX 4 to help expand simulation workflows and. It is a powerful simulation engine currently used by industry leaders for robotics, deep reinforcement learning, autonomous driving, factory automation, and visual effects.

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The paper shows how a single language can serve as a unified platform for real-time, inverse, and differentiable rendering. For more information about practical examples of Slang with various machine learning (ML) rendering applications, see Differentiable Slang: Example Applications. Bring ML training inside the renderer.

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Nvidia

JULY 10, 2023

As a result, running with a Debug build of an application may result in less optimal GPU workloads, for instance. Even for a Release build, the driver background optimizations may be turned on and off dynamically from frame to frame. Continue to render frames until wantMoreFrames is returned as false.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Not only does LOD support faster rendering, it does so in a way that doesn't negatively impact the visual quality of an asset. Level of detail (LOD) refers to the level of complexity in a 3D-generated model and is primarily used in real-time rendering for video games and interactive tools.

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

USD is an open-scene description with APIs for describing, composing, simulating, and collaborating within 3D worlds. As USD already provides the functions needed for building pipelines, such as compositions, asset resolvers, file format plug-ins, and custom schemas, we adapted it to fit our pipeline. Of course we do.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Deserted house in the night, rendered In RedShift. Blue car on the street with sunlight , rendered In RedShift. Red fabric with golden texture rendered with Houdini XPU. For the most performance-minded with memory to spare, curves can be rendered much faster by using the build flag OPTIX_BUILD_FLAG_PREFER_FAST_TRACE.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools. Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar).

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Nvidia

JUNE 4, 2021

Engineers, product developers and designers worldwide attended GTC to learn how the latest NVIDIA technologies are accelerating real-time, interactive rendering. Join today for free in order to get access to the tools and training necessary to build on NVIDIA’s technology platform. New SDK Releases NVIDIA OptiX 7.3

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! You can also try the Web editor or the Android editor for this release. New in Beta 1!

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CG Spectrum

MARCH 7, 2023

The curriculums will cover a lot—from the essentials like UI introductions in 3ds Max and offline and real-time rendering skills; to more advanced techniques like simulations, cloth, and various plugins; to creative processes such as lighting, composition, and color theory. Another render of the 3D stairs created by Nicklas.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 7, 2023

Naturally, the process of building these experiences on AR/VR platforms calls for some of the most talented groups of developers who love a challenge. These engines offer powerful rendering capabilities, physics simulations, and asset management systems necessary for creating realistic virtual environments.

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Real Programming

MAY 11, 2023

As for programming, Gabe loves 3D computer graphic modelling and rendering and visual arts. Gabe develops models of worlds powered by the coding language C++ to test and simulate how rugged electric vehicles would handle the terrain. In addition to simulation, he also works with engineering and perception.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

You have to build VR experiences the right way to make this happen. Let people play out the fantasy Simulation is key for a successful VR game. It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. It does take much longer to build a great VR game.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2025

VFX studios use specialized software and animation techniques from early planning to final rendering. Asset Creation and Development The asset creation phase builds all digital elements needed in the final composition. Avatar (2009) James Cameron's groundbreaking film revolutionized motion capture technology and 3D rendering.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 1, 2024

They capture real actors' performances in live action and build complete worlds from scratch in animation. At the same time, animation breakdowns focus on world-building elements, character assets, and rendering requirements that shape the entire production pipeline from the ground up. Live-action films take a different route.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Each block may depict a cliff or a building, for instance. of each level.

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Nvidia

JUNE 30, 2021

Engineers, product developers and designers around the world attended GTC to experience the latest NVIDIA solutions that are accelerating interactive rendering. Join today for free to get access to the tools and training necessary to build on NVIDIA’s technology platform here.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Computer software like Unreal Engine has been in the works to build 3D models of structures. Its convenient features allow architects and Unreal Engine developers to build immersive environments from scratch. Over this, you can start building the rest of the design which includes buildings, neighborhoods, grass, trees, foliage, etc.

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Cocos

MAY 9, 2023

ENGINE Features ● Custom Render Pipeline based on Render Graph supports for GLES backend ● Deprecated interfaces, such as addRasterView, addComputeView, etc., Fixed some npm libraries not working due to the use of ‘use strict’ when building scripts. Cocos Creator 3.7.3 Release Notes Download Cocos Creator 3.7.3

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Cocos

JUNE 11, 2023

Render Graph The Render Pipeline customization based on Render Graph will be officially available to developers in version 3.8. The documentation for the Render Graph and pipeline customization is not yet ready, please give us more patience, we will provide the complete documentation before the official release of 3.8.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Medical Training and Surgical Simulation Medical professionals are increasingly turning to VR as a powerful training tool that offers unprecedented realism without risking patient safety. Here are five groundbreaking applications that demonstrate VR’s potential to revolutionize how we work, learn, heal, and connect.

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Played with Fire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Thanks to advancements in real-time rendering technologies, such as ray tracing, and next-generation VR headsets, users can now experience environments that look and feel almost indistinguishable from reality. AI enhances virtual worlds by introducing smarter, more responsive non-playable characters (NPCs) in games and simulations.

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Nvidia

JULY 29, 2024

Generative physical AI models can understand and execute actions with fine or gross motor skills within the physical world. Understanding and navigating in the. Generative physical AI models can understand and execute actions with fine or gross motor skills within the physical world.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Looking for stunning 3D product renders for your ecommerce website? This powerful software allows developers to build their 3D assets and sciences with tools for 3D animation , modeling, rendering, shading, simulation, and more. Get 20-min free consultation on how Unreal can change your game idea.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

That’s when I formed the idea of building a new colony sim from the ground up, centered around the idea of exploration and travel.” I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. It looked really exciting to me”, he says.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Hybrid Translucency Another way to do ray traced translucency, with greater compatibility, speed and rendering options. World position offset simulation for ray traced instanced static meshes (beta) Allows ambient motion of foliage like trees and grass. An updated build of NVIDIA RTX UE4.25 Selectable per instance type.

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Cocos

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This release focuses on package size reduction, rendering pipeline improvements, and editor usability, alongside extensive bug fixes and platform compatibility enhancements. Rendering pipeline improvements : Added support for PipelinePass in the new pipeline. where the viewport size was incorrect during screen rendering.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

It sits between the game and render API, and abstracts the SDK-specific API calls into an easy-to-use Streamline framework. Streamline’s plug-and-play framework sits between the game and render API. Game developers can upload a build to the cloud, and schedule a playtest for players and observers to manage on their calendar.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 24, 2022

alpha builds. GUI: Add options to embolden and transform font outlines to simulate bold and italic typefaces ( GH-59013 ). Rendering: Add multiview support to the clustered forward renderer ( GH-49092 ). Rendering: Add sky cover texture for ProceduralSkyMaterial ( GH-58018 ). Jump to the Downloads section.

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Nvidia

APRIL 5, 2022

You can get started building applications today. DLSS uses advanced AI rendering to produce image quality comparable to native resolution, and in some cases even better quality, while only conventionally rendering a fraction of the pixels. Developers can also easily build advanced 3D tools and expand their ecosystem reach.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

That’s when I formed the idea of building a new colony sim from the ground up, centered around the idea of exploration and travel. I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. It looked really exciting to me, he says.

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This enables customers to run applications that require low latency for use cases such as online gaming, media and entertainment content creation, live video streaming, engineering simulations, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), machine learning inference at the edge, and hybrid cloud migrations.

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Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools. Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools.

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